[QuadList] VR2000 Question

[Gary Adams]

All I remember from the 1200 days, if the metal part of the armature
actually touches the electromagnet, it ultimately becomes magnetized and
will not release.  We put small Avery label dots between these so they never
touched and it stopped all the sticking relay issues.  May not be your issue
especially if the Ready button makes the motor behave different than the
play button.

 

Gary

 

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[mailto:quadlist-bounces at quadvideotapegroup.com] On Behalf Of lee williams
Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 5:36 PM
To: Quad List
Subject: [QuadList] VR2000 Question

 


 

 

Got one for the guys who have worked on a VR2000. 

 

Has anybody ever seen on a 2000 were if you play a tape all the way to the
end, the 2000's head and capstan motor won't shut off? 

 

IF I start the machine cold, I can thread a tape and hit play and stop and
all works fine. 

After about 10 minutes, the head motor and capstan won't turn off short of
killing the main switch. 

 

I have the READY switch taped off, so it's not that. 

 

If I turn on the ready switch, the head goes slightly faster so something is
leaking. 

 

Was wondering if it could be one of the relays behind the control panel
hanging on, but don't have the schematics for that circuit. 

 

Any suggestions? 

 

Thanks 

 

Lee 

 

 

 

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