VZ Leaf Switch - Record Won't Play

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Uki

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Hi Guys,

I bought a vz2000 a few months ago, and have been slowly restoring it.

When I bought it, the usual suspects, tape belts, broken tray, broken aerial I have now all fixed and it is working well on the Tape/Radio Side of things.

I had a friend look at the unit and he found a crack in the original board (I may have done this DOH!) and could not get it to go or power on.

Luckily I sourced someone locally who had a VZ they used at car shows and for aesthetic purposes only. He was happy for me to try the deck in my unit and If I got it working, to swap the units.

This unit at least powers on, and I changed the belts over and all the buttons are working.. just no movement.

Below is a photo of the box I have been restoring and the leaf switch inside.

The switch seems quite corroded.

Should I change it over with the one from the original deck that came with the unit (photo at the end). It appears in better condition. I can't hear any motors moving, but could hear them going in the person who loaned me the deck... seems odd - Could it be something else in the system that won't allow the LP deck to go?

The project

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Leaf Switch Shots

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The original Cracked Deck's Switch

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Spray some switch cleaner into that switch. Then run a multimeter over it to check if power is getting to that switch.

I personally don't think that switch is the cause of your issues.
 
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