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Yesterday, I tried to feed in a tape, but the door wouldn't close all the way and the tape ejects.
I tried giving a little push when the tape was half in which seemed to make it accept the tape, but there was no picture or sound, and after ejection the tape got a little chewed up (brand new tape too).
If I insert the tape with a little force (I usually gently feed it in until the mechanism grabs it), the tape gets loaded and everything plays fine.
I installed a new belt back in 2016 and haven't had problems with moderate to low use since then. What would cause a mechanism to behave like this? How long do belts last in these mechanisms?
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