On Sat, 26 Jan 2008 16:05:06 -0600, clifto put
finger to keyboard and composed:

Ward JSJ20200 VCR. Little plastic pulley that was friction-fit onto the bottom
of the capstan flywheel is broken; it worked a belt that went to the idler
wheel. I'd hate to lose the VCR to such a little part. Any hope of finding
a replacement?

If yours is a Sharp VCA series mech, then you may be able to get a
brass pulley for about $10.

Some Sharp models also had problems with leaky 10uF caps on the
capstan PCB.

You can sometimes identify the manufacturer of your mech by inspecting
the part numbers on the major mechanical parts, eg video heads or
capstan motor.

See http://www.astimag.com/prodspec/astinumber=225.htm

- Franc Zabkar
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