[TechAssist] Re: Akai VCR VS-515U intermittant rew, FF speed problem

  • From: "Phillip R. Hull" <phil245@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 16:56:18 -0400

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "al m" <ampm@xxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 4:47 PM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Akai VCR VS-515U intermittant rew, FF speed
problem


> Gary isn't that the way it's suppose to work ? Don't they all slow down
near
> the end of the tape so it doesn't hit the end too hard? Maybe a bad reel
> sensor.
> Al Marquardt
> ampm@xxxxxxx
> Al Marquardt Electronic Repair
> 206 W Main
> Girardville Pa. 17935
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gary McCartney" <gary@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 4:31 PM
> Subject: [TechAssist] Akai VCR VS-515U intermittant rew, FF speed problem
>
>
> > this Akai VCR VS-515U came in needing a good cleanup and idler tire
> > change. I did it and now plays fine but I notice that rewind and FF have
> > an issue. As a tape is rewound near to the beginning or FF near to the
> > end, the action is very slow, it takes forever for the process to get
> > the tape to the end. Some tapes are worse than others and during the
> > process, I hear slight pitch variations in motor speed. If I load in a
> > dummy cassette and grab a hold of the reels, I can't make it stop, so it
> > appears to have tons of torque. I stopped the rewind and let the unit
> > sit for 20 min. and then started it again, thinking bearings were
> > tighting up from heat, but right from cold it had same problem.
> >
> > Checked the tips bases that I have with no reference to this problem. If
> > it is a bad motor, why does it have plenty of torque when I manually
> > grasp the reels?
> >
> > I wouldn't bother with it, except that I already called the customer to
> > come get it before I realized the problem.
> >
> > THanks for any help.
> > -- 
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> >
> > Gary McCartney
> >
> > McCartney Electronics
> > Guelph Ontario Canada
> > Est. 1984
> > email: gary (at) number63.ca
> >
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