Panasonic NV-HS1000 spinning head drum problem?
 

Hi I have just purchased this vcr with this odd fault. When you plug the unit in, the video head drum spins up and does not stop. Has anyone heard of this problem and how it may be repaired? Thanks.

Bad caps on Panasonic VCRs make the unit do all kinds of kooky things.

Finally managed to fix it, stripped down again removed every ribbon cable to clean the contacts removed the front display dioxit was used on the switches capacitors checked all good on front panel, suspect solder joints were repaired. Power supply caps replaced and all bad solder joints repaired. 9 out 0f 15 of the caps were reading high esr. So now she is working well. but because of all that I cannot say for sure what the problem was but its results that count. Right? Thanks for your help everyone.