David, First suspicion is the mode switch. Does the capstan start to turn when you press REW or does it shut down right away? Jeff Dougherty Intrepid Video TV/VCR 263 S Front St Steelton PA 17113 fax...717-564-4952 www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Lessard" <mr_fixit@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 6:57 AM Subject: [TechAssist] RCA VCR VR344 - Powers Down during RR/Play This VCR plays, FF and RR's OK, but powers down if you try to RR (search) while in play mode. Has anyone seen this before? David Lessard Alexandria Electronics 50 Harrison Street P.O. Box 1366 Alexandria, Ontario. Canada K0C-1A0 mr_fixit@xxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/