Realistic VCR will not load

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From: David Moisan
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1993 14:19

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Hi!  I've a problem with a Realistic #20-518 VCR that refuses to 
load a tape.  It's a late-model VCR, employing a quick-start 
(partial-loading) mechanism.

The VCR--a neighbor's--came to me a few months ago with a munched
tape (a rental :();  apparently the tape had incompletely loaded
and the M-guides yanked the tape out, mangling it.  Upon inspection,
I found a broken gear in the loading mechanism.  (It meshes witha 
a rack that moves the loading tray.)

After a few months of wrangling with Tandy Parts (while they sent me
the wrong ones, but let's be fair, I had no service manual), I got the
gear and replaced it.  The machine now will not load a tape.

The mechanism (basket and gears) moves a few mm. then stops.  There's
no obvious jam-up.  Is it an alignment problem caused by the broken gear?
Or is it a problem that _caused_ the gear to break in the beginning?
 
I'd like to know.  Any informed assistance is much appreciated.
 
Dave


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Subject: Realistic VCR will not load
Summary: Realistic #20-518 VCR refuses to load tapes
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