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I recently got hold of a VX 5000 that was not functional and I really want to make this beautiful unit work again.
The first thing i noticed was that the tape loading unit was broken and upon disassembly i noticed that the gear wheel was broken. I replaced the gear wheel and reassembled the loading unit again and lubed it up. It now goes very smooth back and forth.
Thinking this was the problem and everything was solved I quickly noticed that the unit was still not functioning. Looking at Die_Bogener's post here i checked the capstan motor and the smds had leaked, i replaced these with new ones according to Die_Bogener's information and it looks ok.
Still, the unit is not working. LED test passes, RAM/ROM test passes but image is going from upper right to bottom left. Self test prompts a FAIL directly upon starting the test.
What do you think could be the issue? Any suggestions on what I could check?
Thanks in advance,Chris