Description

This is the part of the video used to transfer drive to the cassette reel spools. It swings from either the supply or take up spool depending on the direction of the tape.

It is used in the SL-C9 / SL-C20 / SL-C24 / SL-C30 / SL-C40 / SL-F25 / SL-F30 / SL-HF100 / SL-HF150 / SL-HF950.

Fits between the two spools

Symptoms

It is often prone to seizure causing the tape to jam in the machine or the fast forward and rewind operations to perform badly or not at all.

Fixing

When the unit fails, a complete replacement is needed. It cannot be fixed. The unit is cheap and relatively easy to replace. Unfortunately the part is no longer available from Sony.