You do not give enough info such as model/age/mechanism type, to give a specific answer but I have some suggestions. Of course the first suspect is always the mode switch and the part number changes almost every year. I always recommend replacing them and not cleaning them. If it's an older one with the load belt in the back I always replace the belt and worm gear and lube it real good. The newer ones with the load belt on the side has the rack assembly on the side of the basket that likes to give trouble. Another difficult problem I have seen a couple times is a bad load motor, it can have a dead spot in the brushes and fail to turn once in a while. Bad capstan motor drive circuits are common but that is not likely to be intermittent. Check the cassette holder for being deformed. Instruct the customer that if it happens again to leave the cassette in the machine so you can see what it is doing, and also they are less likely to damage the mechanism by removing it. If you have a question about a specific model let me know. My "combi model cross" is still on the members page (I need to update it), that gives the part numbers for mode switches and other common parts. John. John Mielke Main TV 636 Main St Longmont, Co 80501 303 776 6955 303 776 0792 fax www.longmontmaintv.com maintv2004@xxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Bader" <tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 12:55 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Newer Sylvania combi TVCRs eating tapes?] > > > > Had two shops say this. Lot of the newer Sylvania combi's will eat a > tape for no reason (they can find), or on rewind it may jump the capstan > and pinch roller. One tech says they come in, but they can'r reproduce > the defect on the bench to verify it. They give them a good mech > cleaning and hope for the best. Any other input here? > My personal theory is these new mechs are cheap plastic, they can warp > and gaul from age,use,heat,etc, and are unforgiving for slight variances > from one cassette tape's case to the other. > Phil > > -- > > Philip Bader > Jan Phyl TV Inc. (estab. 1976) > 3420 Recker Hwy. Winter Haven, Fl. 33880 > Fax (863) 299-8821 > email: tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > This Email List is Public. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm > Set Vacation mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation > Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Email List is Public. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm Set Vacation mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/