If covering the sensor causes the TV to come on and stay on then the sensor and the LED are working. I would suspect the mechanism gears are out of time, a common problem with these. There was a modification kit (RCA) 221066 with a couple gears and the basket side plate. BTW, that should be the same as a RCA 13TVR03/19TVR01, maybe someone has that service manual. John. i ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Lessard" <mr_fixit@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 11:06 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Samsung VCR/TV Combo - MVR2166 - KS-2 Chassis - Powers up when plugged in > When this unit is plugged in it powers up and the cassette tray moves > back and forth. If I press the "ON/OFF" button the TV goes off, the > motion stops, but then the tray starts to move back and forth again, > when it moves forward the TV powers up. If I place my finger over the > cassette sensor, this motion stops and I'm able to turn the TV "ON" and > "OFF" but as soon as I remove my finger the whole thing starts to act up > again. I'm thinking maybe the sensor LED is not working and I'm in the > process of taking this unit apart. If anyone has seen this problem > before or if anyone has a schematic to share I would greatly appreciate > the help. > > Thanks in advance, > > David Lessard > > Alexandria Electronics > 50 Harrison Street > Alexandria, Ontario > 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/