What is the best way to ensure my tapes don't get "eaten"?
2006-07-31 10:30:42 · 9 answers · asked by alaskancoolmom54 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Other - Electronics
Could be the tape is getting worn. I've had it happen before (opened the tape cut out the chewed part, taped the ends together with scotch tape, closed it back up) but never had a machine that consistently ate tapes, so I always figured the problem was with the tape (it had stretched out, or gotten a wrinkle when rewinding).
2006-07-31 10:35:09 · answer #1 · answered by . 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The VHS machine is the problem...
the motor in that machine is moving too faster or too slow....which makes the tape jammed inside the VHS machine...
2006-07-31 17:33:17 · answer #2 · answered by Unsent soul 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both. VHS is very old technology in these days of DVD and UMD and coming soon Blu Ray Disc and High Def DVD. it just means that the VHS player got old or the VHS movie itself is a little old. Upgrade to DVD andif you have favorite movies or home videos, you can get those copied to DVD as well.
2006-07-31 17:34:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's probably the machine unless it's a very old tape.
2006-07-31 17:33:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The machine needs cleaning.
2006-07-31 17:33:19 · answer #5 · answered by RACQUEL 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The machine is at more than likely at fault because it has more moving parts.
2006-07-31 17:34:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
use a VHS head cleaner on your vcr every few months that will help ....99.9 % of all my tapes that were eaten was because of a dirty VCR
2006-07-31 17:35:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
50/50 either way. a loose belt will cause it, or a tape thats binding.
2006-07-31 17:35:28 · answer #8 · answered by pete cochino 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your machine needs to be cleaned.
2006-07-31 17:33:57 · answer #9 · answered by RedCloud_1998 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋