THE DOOR WON'T STAY CLOSED SONY CCD-TR516. iS THIS SOMETHING I CAN REPAIR ON MY OWN?

SOURCE: Sony ccd tr 416 camcorder replacement part

Dear Sharma,
Its an old model and hard to get parts in stock. Do you really want to repair it? If yes, I will try to give you required part/ board.

SOURCE: Sony Video 8 Handycam CCD-FX411tape problem

I have a handy can and had trouble with the cage closing with a tape installed. I found the most unlikely problem the rotation of the drun was slowing up and then siezed eventually.
I took it apart abd it was not a good idea to go any farther into the cage to extract the drum. The drum goes for over 250 dollars the price of half of the camera. Well I figure what the heck I experimented. I soaked the hole cage and drum in Denatured alcohol and unn siezed it. then I blew it out with the air compressor and really made the head spin. Then as I put the unit back together I found i was not careful with the audio ribon cable lost sound but the unit did work for silent movies. It was junk anyways over 250 dollar 3 head drum.

SOURCE: Sony Handycam CCD-TR64 cassette door won't close

Common problem with this mechanism. In order to fix the problem you will have to replace part called CHASSIS LS. Expensive repair, probably not worth the effort.

Testimonial: "Thanks. We ended up getting a new camcorder. That Handycam was as old as I am (18 years), so it was time for an upgrade anyway."

SOURCE: Handycam CCD-TR618E Hi-8 Analog Camcorder: I have a Sony Handycam CCD-TR61. It has worked fin...

that is look to be the cassette in switch
located on the side of the cass housing
or a sensor ...
hope that will help and this kind of trouble
is easy to fix for experienced tech an hour max
hope you will find one

regards Alan

SOURCE: tape door wont close on my Sony CCD-TR416

Try this for anyone having this issue:

HERE'S WHAT WORKED FOR ME PER SONY TECHS:
Take? OUT the battery or disconnect the AC cord.
Turn the camera ON (tape, memory, edit settings) for 15 seconds.
Turn camera to off setting.
Plug battery or AC cord back in.
VOILA!
Worked for me and I had the stupid C32:11 error code for weeks! Door would not close. Followed the SIMPLE and SAFE instructions and IT WORKED! Just like magic. I couldn't believe it! Save your money TRY THIS!