Most likely the capstan motor... In those days, I used to take the capstan motor out, "Knock" it apart, clean and relube the motor with an oil called Tri-flow. and reassemble.... worked great..... never had a recall. HTH. Kevin Gunn wrote: > Does anyone have any information on SONY Beta machines? > > I have a SONY SL-5600 that will REW & FF but will not PLAY. Tape does thread > around Video Head and the VIDEO head does turn but the PLAY does not engage. > When you push the PLAY button it kicks off in one second. > > I changed the IDLER TIRES and checked all the belts. > > Any help appreciated. > > Kevin Gunn > Star Tek Electronic Services > 390 Springbank Drive > London, Ontario > www.startek.701.com > > N6J 1G9 519-473-6366 > > ------------------------------------------ > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > ------------------------------------------ > ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** > Submit Repair Tips here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ -- Steve Rumel Quality Video Service Professional Service for your Audio and Video Equipment 7008 Long Point Houston, Tx. 77055 713-956-2400 713-956-2403 FAX BTSteve@xxxxxxx Other life :-) Col Steve Rumel, CAF Crew Chief, BT-13A Safety Officer, 2002-2004 West Houston Squadron ------------------------------------------ To REMOVE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html To CHANGE your email address, click here: http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html ------------------------------------------ ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/