I have a late 1980s low end vcr (Sanwa - also badged L=F6gik, Orion, possibly Saisho etc) with an unusual problem. It came to me 'dead' - with the 1.25A fuse in the power supply open (not black). I replaced it and the thing seemed to work but soon I noticed that when you stop the tape, the thing unlaces as usual, but the drum motor does not switch off - it spins very fast, sounding like it's 'hunting'. The power/stby switch does not react either. If you put it into play when this hunting whine is going on, you get a distorted pic which clearly shows the drum's going too fast. So far i've yanked the plug to avoid further damage. Obviously this i pretty worthless, I'm just curious to see if anyone else recalls this problem and what causes it.
-B