Mitsubishi HS-U445 VCR wont play tapes that need to rewound

[inse]

The theory is that the loading motor consumes too much current and the power supply breaks down?
Either you probe the supply voltage with a scope during loading or you cool down the power supply with cold spray.
So ESR of bad caps will rise and further increase instability and even rewound cassettes won’t work.

[ironsniper1]

like i said i cant think of anything else, everything looks fine, nothing is broken or missing teeth, the motor works perfectly the only thing i have to go by is that E2 error

[amyk]

Remove the deck from the rest of the unit and cycle it manually by hand, after removing the loading motor, and check for binding or tightness.

[ironsniper1]

i did and i couldnt get it to move by hand it was like it was locked or something

[ironsniper1]

Found this button in the back that just says reset and after that I managed to load and rewind two tapes, after that nothing, won’t do it again, I wonder if it could be an ic issue or cap issue or something screwy like that

[ironsniper1]

i grabbed a copy of the service manual for the hs-u449 which i think has the same innards as mine and noticed mention of a E2PROM which when i google it says its an eeprom, could this hold settings or something and possibly be on its way to dying?

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No

[ironsniper1]

i just noticed that if i carefully push a tape in it wont play, if i push it in hard then it will play

[ironsniper1]

i just noticed that if i carefully push a tape in it wont play, if i push it in hard then it will play

already tougt of tat and it didnt make a difference

[amyk]

Like I said, remove the mechanism and make sure it is not binding throughout the whole range of travel of the loading cycle. Then clean the mode switch --- optical encoders in this unit, so check that they're free of dust and dirt.

[Jwillis]

Sounds less of a player issue but more a tape issue. Those tape don't last forever and it's possible that the lock inside the tape case is worn and won't unlock completely when inserted into the machine. Aggressively  inserting into the machine would likely cause it to unlock as it should.
Also check the pin that unlocks the tape that it's not bent or worn down or the frame that it sits on isn't bent. 
Another issue is if the tape isn't wound evenly on the reel. That can also cause the reels to bind or drag down enough to stop the player.

[ironsniper1]

i cant see it being a tape issue since if the tape is at the very beginning it will load perfectly every time but if its at the very end it doesnt