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Bill S.

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The RCA deck has had a problem for a while. It doesn't always eject the
tape. I press the eject button and I hear the mechanism kick in but the
tape doesn't eject. Until a couple weeks ago, it usually (not always!!)
ejected on the second press (the same sound happened both presses, but
the second time the tape came out). A couple weeks ago I had to press it
40-50 times before the tape finally came out. Annoying, especially
because the tape was due back at the library that day.

Loading/unloading problems are usually mechanical related.
Slipping belt is most common. Also, dirty mode switch can
cause a variety of symptoms, as clutches and brakes must be
timed properly.