Panasonic G Mechanism VCR were a real piece of Garbage

This was the worst VCR design Panasonic made. It ended up on all their so called "High end" Abysmal Garbage SVHS machines. They were advertised as the indestructible aluminum die cast chassis. OK perhaps the chassis was OK, but all those plastic drive gears and grease that turned to glue was a recipe for disaster. This one turns off when stop or reverse search is selected.