I have a late 1980s low end vcr (Sanwa - also badged Lögik, Orion,
possibly Saisho etc) with an unusual problem. It came to me 'dead' -
with the 1.25A fuse in the power supply open (not black).
I replaced it and the thing seemed to work but soon I noticed that
when you stop the tape, the thing unlaces as usual, but the drum motor
does not switch off - it spins very fast, sounding like it's
'hunting'. The power/stby switch does not react either. If you put it
into play when this hunting whine is going on, you get a distorted pic
which clearly shows the drum's going too fast. So far i've yanked the
plug to avoid further damage. Obviously this i pretty worthless, I'm
just curious to see if anyone else recalls this problem and what
causes it.

-B