Technical
Fault and repair guide
No reel rotation
This is a very common problem which plagues all Sanyo machines and can
have several causes. The first thing which fails is usually the reel
idler assembly. Replacement units are readily available and can be
fitted easily after removal of the cassette carriage. Next thing to
check is the drive belt connecting the motor to the idler assembly.
Finally suspect failure of the motor itself.
Belts
These machines develop rubber belt and drive wheel wear and ageing issues
similar to the Sanyo models and the rubber stretches, goes hard or
cracks causing drive, tape load/unload and control issues. They can
usually be restored to service with a new belt kit and a good head
clean.
Playback interference from the reel motor
Another common issue on these machines is a worn or faulty reel motor.
The motor starts to generate small arcs internally which are picked up
by the sensitive video head amplifier circuits via the power supply.
These are seen as random coloured dashes on the playback video. Adding
extra capacitors and high current (low resistance) inline ferrite beads
inline with the motor supply wires can partly reduce the problem but
replacement with a new motor if you can get one is the best fix.
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