Hi all; This Sony VCR when first plugged in will have the cassette transport move forward and then back. The upper drum will spin and then shut down. The front display shows normal as the channel number will light up and then the clock display comes on. ( I assume this is normal for this model) I have cooled the power supply section and underneath the chassis as best as I could and unless the unit is unpowered for a while, the cassette tray will not move at all. Any simple ideas or is this worth looking at further? Thanks Bill Sorensen New Life Video & Audio billans@xxxxxxxxxxxx - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ------------------------------------------ Make your TechAssist database better! Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ ------------------------------------------ To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe Or send a BLANK email with unsubscribe in the SUBJECT field to the address above.