Hi everyone.



I own an old Sony Super Betamax VCR, model SL-100, with a date code on the back of the VCR of "6D", which is malfunctioning, and I'm wondering if any one could assist me in trying to troubleshoot it.



The two problems that it's having is that it won't show any picture on my TV any more, and it also seems to have trouble turning the tape.



Four months ago, I was just watching a tape on the VCR, when, all of a sudden, the picture was completely gone, and it just started showing a black screen on my TV. My TV started showing an on-screen display reading "weak or no signal.", which always comes up whenever there's no video on the screen. I tried using my old head cleaning tape, but it didn't work, and the problem still persists.



The other problem the VCR has is that the mechanism seems very weak, like it's having trouble physically turning the tape, either during playback, rewind, or fast-forward. It seems like it's struggling, and the motors are producing weak whirring noises, sounding different than when the VCR works normally.



Besides my Sony Betamovie camcorder, model BMC-110, which still works, it's my only Sony Betamax VCR, and I haven't been able to use it or watch any of my Betamax tapes since March, so I'm interested in repairing it. If any one could help me, then I would really appreciate it.



Thanks!