Model - SHARP VC-MH64. This video recorder stops playing tapes, it used to get about half way through the tape but now only plays a few minuites before stopping. On rewinding the tape it is meant to automatically slow down before it gets to the end, this also doesn't work any longer. Any ideas ?

DAZ9643:
Here are some guesses:
1. Bad or dirty tape..... try others
2. Dirty tape transport and heads.
3. Bad clutch
4. Slipping belts and/or pinch roller
5. Dirty mode switch
6. Bad tape motion sensors
7. Bad idler mechanism
8. Faulty back-tension mechanism

Go to the website for this newsgrouup at
http://www.repairfaq.org/
there, with some searching, you will find a wealth of troubleshooting and
repair tips..... or if that doesn't help, TAKE it to a repair shop for, at
the very least, a repair cost estimate so you can make an intelligent repair
decision with facts instead of guesses
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Best Regards,
Daniel Sofie
Electronics Supply & Repair
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Model - SHARP VC-MH64. This video recorder stops playing tapes, it used
to get about half way through the tape but now only plays a few
minuites before stopping. On rewinding the tape it is meant to
automatically slow down before it gets to the end, this also doesn't
work any longer. Any ideas ?


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DAZ9643