Many thanks to you all for the helping hand. As soon as possible, I will begin to replace these damned caps I will let you know the results Ciao, Paolo

Few days ago, I've bought a charming VX 5000 VCR. Nevre heard before about it, but I've been impressed by the design and the quality feeling comin out from the unit. As I supposed, the unit was faulty: thanks to the tricks in this forum, I've been able to solve the capstan problems, by replacing some bad capacitors. But... the unit has still