Okay. For a video tape, how do I fix it if the tape inside is broken?

Answer 1

Overlap both broken ends by about 1 inch, or where the tape is flat not 'stretched - cut through both diagonally - using ordinary sellotape (clear sticky tape), stick both ends together from the UNDERSIDE - that's it.

Answer 2

You can unscrew and open the casing carefully - noting how the tape is wound around the locking clip and the other rollers so that you can wind it back correctly once you have finished the fixing.

Best way to fix the tape is to cut the broken ends so that they join cleanly and use scotch tape to stick the ends together from the outside surface. The drum head reads the tape from the inside surface if I'm not wrong. I've taped broken ends on both sides before and it causes a bump - not sure if there's damage to the VCR system if you keep using this tape but it'll never be the same. Best to transfer the video (with the slight loss at the break point) to another tape or buy a new one if its not a home video.

Answer 3

video isn't like audio. Audio the sounds are up and down across the tape and if broken you can splice it back together and maybe never hear the glitch. Video is long diagional strands so the allignment isn't always good at the repair. Try taking it to a TV repair shop and see if they know of a place that repairs them, then copy the repaired tape or transfer to another type of media for safe keeping.

Answer 4

Seriously, I once saw it done using plain old Scotch Tape, the tansparent type, not the clear. It just has to be right on inline with the video tape, and cannot be skewed off in any direction.

Answer 5

Not much you can do there. If you have the equipment you can splice it back together, but its best left to a professional, and usually cheaper to just buy a new tape.