My M70 stopped AutoStopping. I changed belts and cleaned / sandpapered all the rubber on the wheels of the tape mechanism - no changes. So where to continue?

Thanks
danky

Autostop mechanism gummed up. You need to degrease and refresh lubrication where prescribed by manual.

Hey Normin,

thanks for the answer. I do have the Service Manual but i can't find the description in there. Where exactly is the Autostop mechanism? I have the exploded view attached maybe you can tell me where it is (part #)? Thanks in advance.

danky

Oops. That advice was a general one. Typical autostop mechanisms can be located by visually observing the pendulum like action of a nylon lever.

In this case, I reviewed the service manual and the autostop feature is electrically actuated and not mechanical on this deck. While some Sanyos, etc. give very detailed description of how they operate, the JVC manual is not very specific except to say that it's effected by a reduced 6.5 volt signal. From what I gather from the block diagram, this would be the area to give attention to. If you are unable to make heads/tails of it, then I think it's repair might be beyond your technical expertise....

Hall effect element (normally a small 3-legged plastic piece near a rotating magnet), IC602, or the actual stop solenoid.