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Wayne Tiffany
No record of this problem in the archives that I could find, so here goes.
An old Emerson. Turn off, let it sit a couple days. Then try to turn it on
and record - just the sequence it would go through if you set a program and
3 days later it tries to come on and record.
The problem is that it fires up, loads the tape, goes into record mode, but
doesn't move the tape forward and then times out and shuts down. I caught
it in the act one time and found that the pinch roller wasn't moving over
into contact with the capstan. However, generally the second attempt is
successful, and works fine for some amount of time - haven't been able to
determine that time frame. A few hours, it works fine. A few days, no go.
I can't see or hear anything mechanically binding, and the fact that once
"loosened up" it will work makes me think something is taking a set. I
suspected the mode switch, but can't take it apart without breaking a
mushroomed plastic post holding it together. So, I tried changing its
position just a bit to make it stop in a little different place. Didn't
help.
Has anyone seen this before? Suggestions? Thanks.
WT
An old Emerson. Turn off, let it sit a couple days. Then try to turn it on
and record - just the sequence it would go through if you set a program and
3 days later it tries to come on and record.
The problem is that it fires up, loads the tape, goes into record mode, but
doesn't move the tape forward and then times out and shuts down. I caught
it in the act one time and found that the pinch roller wasn't moving over
into contact with the capstan. However, generally the second attempt is
successful, and works fine for some amount of time - haven't been able to
determine that time frame. A few hours, it works fine. A few days, no go.
I can't see or hear anything mechanically binding, and the fact that once
"loosened up" it will work makes me think something is taking a set. I
suspected the mode switch, but can't take it apart without breaking a
mushroomed plastic post holding it together. So, I tried changing its
position just a bit to make it stop in a little different place. Didn't
help.
Has anyone seen this before? Suggestions? Thanks.
WT