Forgot, red does not come through. Nor does underlining. The key line was "the owner took the tape out." Sorry for the repeat. Darryl Widman On Sun, 18 May 2003 23:52:55 -0700 "Darryl A. Widman" <auditron@xxxxxxxx> writes: > Good afternoon, > In reading over your plea for help, one thing stands out in my mind. > I > have it highlighted in red below. In many cases, it has been the > cause > of needless turmoil for the tech. My guess is at least one gear > tooth > has jumped. That's all it takes. Good luck. You'll get it. > Darryl Widman, CET CA-52 > Television City > POBox 50138 > Santa Barbara, CA 93150 > 805-969-2326 > auditron@xxxxxxxx > > On Sun, 18 May 2003 15:32:15 +0100 "babalino" > <babalino@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > > > Hi, problem with the above vcr which is taking up a bit of my time > > > here! > > VCR had a tape stuck inside - the owner took the tape out. > Nothing > > bent etc > > Display is fine. > > Loads cassette, drum is spinning - when it comes to play, the drum > > > stops and > > no play at all. > > Looked at mode switch and mechanical side - seems ok?! - Belts ok > > etc > > Eject works ok but fast forward and rewind are not functioning. > > Sure this > > was a mode switch fault but I seem to have aligned everything ok? > No > > luck!! > > Unless I am missing something obvious here then I am stumped. > > Problem is it is only a year/15 months old!! > > Any help will be gratefully received here! > > > > Mr D Graham > > Grahams Electronics > > 978 Walker Road > > Newcastle upon Tyne > > England > > > > > ************************************************************************* > **** > > The Tech Address Book: > > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.html > > Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: > > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html > > Lost Password: > > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". > > Email Archives: > > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > > > > ************************************************************************* **** > The Tech Address Book: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.html > Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > ***************************************************************************** The Tech Address Book: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.html Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/