Ed, It's really easy for the record safety switch in those units to get mangled and break contact somewhere below their normal point. And it's not easy to see that damage in-unit. Try removing the carriage and then removing the switch for inspection. Bill William H. Rayburn, CET NESDA Member Premium Technologies PO Box 442 Long Beach, Wa. 98631 (360) 642-4993 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tel-Tek Electronics" <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 11:33 AM Subject: [TechAssist] RCA VCR VR250 Have a problem on this unit after repairing numerous mechanical problems, belts etc. When tape is inserted with Safety tab in place, will automatically go to the play mode. Can not get it into the Record Mode. I have checked the Safety switch on the basket, and it is working properly. But it's acting as though it's not. Same symptoms. Any ideas, anyone? -Ed- Tel-Tek Electronics teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx Ontario-Canada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/