Cover the whole unit and see what happens. The room lighting may be triggering the sensors. Al Marquardt ampm@xxxxxxx Al Marquardt Electronic Repair 206 W Main Girardville Pa. 17935 ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Lessard" <mr_fixit@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 1:06 PM 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/