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Pietro123 · 7th Mar 2019, 10:47 pm

I recently bought a 1982 Hitachi VT-11E top-loader VCR, and it has some problems. When I insert a VHS and press play, rewind or fast forward I only hear the motor spinning. The tape isn't taken out of the cassette and wrapped around the video head, nothing happens. I also found a broken belt when looking in the VHS slot. It should have connected a small wheel to the supply pully. I used a rubber band of the same size as the old belt as a temporary repair, but nothing still happens. I haven't opened it though, I just put my fingers in the slot and very, very carefully did it. What can be the problem?

7th Mar 2019, 10:47 pm	#1
Pietro123 Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Calabria, Italy Posts: 18	Hitachi VT-11E VCR not working I recently bought a 1982 Hitachi VT-11E top-loader VCR, and it has some problems. When I insert a VHS and press play, rewind or fast forward I only hear the motor spinning. The tape isn't taken out of the cassette and wrapped around the video head, nothing happens. I also found a broken belt when looking in the VHS slot. It should have connected a small wheel to the supply pully. I used a rubber band of the same size as the old belt as a temporary repair, but nothing still happens. I haven't opened it though, I just put my fingers in the slot and very, very carefully did it. What can be the problem?