another possibility is the back tension band sometimes seperates and the supply reel becomes sticky. just a thought, Gary CHAMBERS TV BRADENTON,FL SINCE 1982 HARTS-TVCR''ASC'' 9-Robert St.,Oromocto,NewBrunswick,CAN Tel#506-357-9785Fax#506-357-6010 ----- Original Message ----- From: Don Hartigan Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 1:08 AM Subject: Symphonic-VCRmodSE426G,fccADTVCR226G It's twin,Citizen mod#JVHS3992,have the same problem.Upon ejecting there is a small amount of tape left hanging out .The supply reel is not fully retracting tape back into cassette holder.Replaced led,sensors,mode switch,belts,retimed master cam gear,mode sw&they are right on.It seems the supply reel does not want to make that extra couple of turns to completely retract tape back into cassette holder.I've done a ton of these clones,but this one has me stumped.Any suggestions??..Don of HARTS-TVCR''ASC'' 9-Robert St.,Oromocto,NewBrunswick,CAN Tel#506-357-9785Fax#506-357-6010 ------------------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------------------ 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.