"worldcitizen" wrote in news:1107878438.290288.295760
@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:


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Have you checked all the drive belts? Some dual decks use one drive
motor and a long belt to drive both decks.


With this model, the two decks are independent. The odd thing is the fact
that they refuse to eject the tapes. I assume they are waiting on a signal
from the main board to tell them it's alright to eject. However, the eject
mechanism is manal; ie, doesn't normally need power. It's odd that both decks
died of the same problem at teh same time.