check for proper cylinder motor start up. maybe a bad cap(SM) in the area Peggs At 03:18 PM 8/30/03, Teltek3 wrote: >Guys; >This is my personal camera...and will probably be the last thing fixed. But >lately I have had a problem with the tape wanting to load into the camera. I >presume it's probably a bad mode switch...how hard is it to get at these. I >don't do Camcorders..but willing to tackle my own. >I did learn how to dis-assemble it, because I had to change the sound board >previously. > This seem to be an intermittant problem, because if I try to load a >tape...after the 4th or 5th time it will load. > >TIA. > >-Ed- >Ed Gaidies >Tel-Tek Electronics >Ontario-Canada >teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx > >***************************************************************************** >Classifieds! Buy or Sell! >http://sell.tech-assist.org >The Tech Address Book: >http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm >Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: >http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm >Lost Password: >http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". >Email Archives: >//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ ***************************************************************************** Classifieds! Buy or Sell! http://sell.tech-assist.org The Tech Address Book: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/