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Thanks for the input! The phone idea is really cool, I never about using it for that before even though I've used it to check remote control output.
Well, I did check the IR transmitter and it's indeed working, but while I was taking the picture with my phone the tray suddenly popped out when I pressed the button! It then even accepted a tape and started playing it!
After about 40 minutes of playing with it, I'm feeling my issue may be a bad mode switch, a broken plastic part within the mode selection assembly, or a related item. The VCR now ejects and accepts tapes every time, will load them, play then and sometimes fast forward or rewind, but in all operations its clearly unhappy about something. Every mode change results in the motor/mode selector going back and forth multiple times before deciding to go ahead with the action. One time it stuck in rewind and wouldn't stop until I slid a white plastic part over.
I think now I need to focus on getting a service manual and understanding the mode selector wheel and motor assembly. It clearly wants to work but is not getting feedback from something or is getting conflicting feedback. If anyone has suggestions or comments I'm all ears, but appreciate the input so far. This is one rare and cool VCR so I hope to fix it.
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