We have a panasonic vhs playpak that you insert the little tapes in from the old camcorders. We haven't used it for years and are trying to figure out how to keep the red arm from staying out when we insert it into the VCR to playback. It seems that the little motor in it isn't working even with battery replacement.

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Dear William,
the rubber belts and rubber capstan need cleaning/conditioning. you can attempt this with alcohol swabs and if you find rubber conditioner (in the past was easy to find in audio supply stores) apply some of this also. if this treatment does not solve, then may need new rubber belt kit. good luck.

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This happens when he strings are worn out or broken. It will not hurt to replace the strings of the VCR after some while.

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there is a wheel on the side you can turn once you open it . this should allow the carriage to rise

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This is most because the control head may be dirty, this haed picks up the pulses from the tape to regulate the speed & tracking if this is off it can produce both the faults you describe. Also it is possible the pinch roller (black roller on the right hand side of the deck mechanism, sits just in front of the control head), this may be worn especially as the machine is five years old, this will cause the tape to guided off alignment.

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