Golborne Vintage Radio

This is a VCR with the same deck as the VT-11, apart from the fact that it's a front loader. When I opened it up, the belts had turned to goo the way that Philips ones do. So, off with the belts, on with the rubber gloves and all the muck out of the way.

So then I ordered a belt kit and the reel idler from Donberg. Fitted the belts and stuff and fired up, awaiting a lovely functioning deck the way I usually do.

It won't accept a tape, the motor with the big belt that goes across the bottom of the deck and it's parts turn once a few minutes after switch on and then it turns off. Switch on again and it does the same, as if it is trying to get into the 'Stop' position.

All the sensors are OK. Should the cassette lamp be lit on these or is it infra red?

Help?

Cheers,

Steve P.

Is it a bulb or an led Steve? It's been a long time but there were both versions.

Otherwise go down onto the power supply and check every voltage rail. I think the 12v to the capstan motor is missing because this also provides power to the deck load/unload functions.

to test the bulb short it out the mecon board senses the filiment and if oc diables all drives on some vidios a blown bulb will allow rr/ff but not play if bulb or ir diode (check ir diode by using a digital camera) is faulty head fore the mode switch on the vt33 they can be cleaned.
ps the bulb should be9volt 80ma
also i think the vt 33 is the same as a vt 16 not vt11 bulbs ar the same mode switches are not
rob t