VTR battery door pops open

[acowboyfan]

Just bought a used VTR on the classifieds and the battery doors opens if you touch the bottom,anybody had this problem or know how to fix it?

 

[Stray Black Cat]

Currently dealing with that issue right now. Possible defect in the manufacture of the door itself. The hook on the door has a beveled edged surface and not a full flat face that meets the catch. Pressure near the hinge moves the door so that the catch moves off the landing and onto the beveled area and the door opens. Keep bumping it with my little finger. Very annoying. I say possible defect in that there is an outside chance that this is part of battery failure safety. Most likely the bevel is just too big. Also check for metal flashing inside the hook. Mine had some but removing it made no difference in my case. The solution may be to remove as little material as possible from the flat surface to shorten the bevel. Unfortunately this will allow the door to extend the same amount beyond the base. A better one would be to lightly rough the beveled face and sparingly build it up with Epoxy-Steel. I will try this first as cutting away material is a one way operation. I feel this must be fixed because if the door opens with the battery under load, it could damage the circuit. I will post back here how it turns out, probably by the weekend.
Just curious, Is your VTR gen1 or 2? Gen2 has the stationary 510 wheel.

 

[acowboyfan]

It's a gen 2 ,I already had one before I bought this and have had no problems with the door. Somebody on another site said the spring is bad but I haven't taken it apart. Thanks for the help ,let me know if you figure it out.
Thanks

 

[classwife]

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