Hi fellow techs, This F391 Hitachi VCR plays for about 30 minutes and then starts to make a thumping noise. After a few more minutes the picture starts to glitch every time the noise is heard. Finallly the VCR shuts down and I can?t eject the tape at all. After pressing the power button and eject button several times the tape finally comes out. The VCR then plays normally for awhile and the whole process starts over again. Does this sound like the capstan motor? I have not had a capstan motor fail in this manner so I am not sure. TIA Kevin Wilks Kevin's TV & Video Repair Penticton BC Canada kevintv@xxxxxxx ------------------------------------------ Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html ------------------------------------------ To REMOVE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html To CHANGE your email address, click here: http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html