Phil I have seen a gummed up capstan motor do that. Motor would vary in speed. Try a little 3 in 1 oil on capstan motor bearing and run it fast forward and rewind. It may loosen up. Jerry Alpha 21 Electronics Granite City, IL 62040 Ph. 618-452-8620 Fax 618-876-5157 www.alpha21century@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Hoyt's TV <hoytstv@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Clean the control head really well with a Q-tip and alcohol down at the bottom where the timing signal is. Just keep rubbing. If that doesn't do it, it's probably not worth what it will cost to fix it. Russ Hoyt Hoyt's TV Exeter, NH ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Bader" To: Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 2:27 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Philips CCC130AT01 cycles from good to blue screen > This will play, but every 6-7 seconds will go from good playback > picture, out of tracking, to blue screen, then tracks back to good > again. It cycles like this. > I cleaned the mode switch and heads. > Histories on this? > VCR not my speciality... > Phil Bade > > -- > > Philip Bader > Jan Phyl TV Inc. (estab. 1976) > 3420 Recker Hwy. Winter Haven, Fl. 33880 > Fax (863) 299-8821 > email: tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/