The drum should spool-up on load initiation, not power-up, whether or
not the load completes. Since the load function operates, initiation of
drum spool-up is automatic, in firmware, and it's failure is not due to
some switch or sensor failure. Look to the driver circuits or drum motor.
JR

VCR Gymnast wrote:
Upon power-up, the cylinder does not spin on my Panasonic AG-MD830E
S-VHS VCR. Although it loads (actually half-loads) the cassette
properly, any transport command fails following the full-load because
the cylinder is not spinning. The display reads error E-4, which means
"malfunction in cylinder section." Without a service manual, I don't
know where to start to debug the problem. Any help will be much
appreciated...thanks!



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