Re: SL-2401 Betamax Problemġ) I'm assuming that (as pictured) unit is fully threaded, and that pressing 'eject' does NOT result in it unthreading.Ģ) You don't say the ribbed (toothed) belt (and it's pulleys) spin. (This post was edited by signsofrain on Apr 29, 2009, 1:33 PM)

I hope there's a resident expert who can help me! If you need additional photos, or video, or anything, just let me know. It works fine.īasically, since I don't know much about VCRs, I don't know what these symptoms could mean, and I hesitate to start disassembling this thing without knowing that I'll be able to put it back together. There is a small sensor switch that detects the tape's initial insertion, which I tested with my multimeter. If I try to insert a tape, it will go partway in but no further. Pretty much the same thing happens when I press the 'Eject' button.

Then the tape icon lights up on the front panel. Sorry I can't be more specific about what these parts are. Then one of the little plastic bits that turn the tape spools rotates for awhile, followed by some mechanical movement I can't see beneath the tape-holder assembly.

When the deck is turned on, the semi-transparent gear you see just to the right the gear with the toothed belt on it spins quite fast, to no apparent effect. (The 'Tape Inserted' icon on the front panel is illuminated, and the deck will happily play, pause, fast forward, etc, though there's nothing in there) It's a Sony SL-2401 and the problem seems to be that it thinks it has a tape in it.

I recently acquired an old (circa 1983) Betamax deck, and I'm looking to get it working to play some old family tapes.

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