Thanks to the groups help I found it. The white ribbon cable that is split, and half goes to the control/audio head, the other half to the load motor on the side. This cable has a plastic plug that goes into the deck,then mates to the main board when the deck is lowered in place. Inside the plastic hood, the edge of the foil ribbon had partially pealled back, so only partially connected to board. Located another one and installed it. Cleaned the heads and unit works. I resoldered all other connections for good measure. Thanks again to a really good group. Phil Phil Bader wrote: > This will play, but every 6-7 seconds will go from good playback > picture, out of tracking, to blue screen, then tracks back to good > again. It cycles like this. > I cleaned the mode switch and heads. > Histories on this? > VCR not my speciality... > Phil Bade > > -- > > Philip Bader > Jan Phyl TV Inc. (estab. 1976) > 3420 Recker Hwy. Winter Haven, Fl. 33880 > Fax (863) 299-8821 > email: tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ -- Philip Bader Jan Phyl TV Inc. (estab. 1976) 3420 Recker Hwy. Winter Haven, Fl. 33880 Fax (863) 299-8821 email: tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/