Hmmm... it would be great to have a schematic, or a personal peek at the VCR. I assume by jack, you have a connector of some sorts with no visible place to go. There are connectors present on both the printed circuit board(s), and on the mechanical section. On the mechanical, there will be connections (in some cases a thin ribbon cable, other times a multi-wire male or female connector) to the video drum assembly, audio/control head, capstan motor, spindle (reels) sensors, and often, carriage sensors. On older VCRs especially, there are multiple circuit boards, many of which have wired connectors as you describe. These same machines will have connections going to the power supply. I wish I could be more specific for you. If you could send me a of the "long piece" pic @ [email protected] it might help. Hope giving out my email address is cool.
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Thanks for the help. Ifound out where the connector goes. The connector is on a black & white wire that runs from the electronics circuit board to the mechanism board with a connector on each end the connectorthat I was referring to plugs into a black piece about 1 inch long which slides into a white plastic piece on the right, after part, of the transport mechanism board. the piece looks like some type of a switch I can see a coil inside and on one side it has a shiny surface. I believe it must operate when the mechanics passes it but I am not sure. At this time I am just learning about the unit. Now That I found where the connector goes I am ready to continue putting the unit back together. Thanks again.
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