The videos won't turn at all.
2007-01-13 16:03:29 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Other - Electronics
When first installing them, don't try to play them. Try to use fast forward and then fast re-wind to free them up. Quite often when tapes lay around for some time, they get sticky and hard to play. This is very common with audio tapes too. I do motorcycle sound service and most all the tape units used in motorcycles are single belt drive and tapes left in their trunks, saddle bags, etc. get quite "sticky". There is the chance that they have been dropped and the cams are jambed. There are two locking cams that hold the take-up wheels from turning when the tape is not being used. There is a "hole" in the center of the bottom with a locking cam in it that holds the other cams in position to lock the gears on the take-up wheels. When you put the tape in, there is a pin in the VCR that goes in that hole and pushes the locking cam off and lets the other two cams ratchet. Turn the cassette up-side-down and use a ball point pen (for example) to push the locking cam down and then try to turn one or both wheels a bit to free up some tape.
2007-01-13 17:27:47 · answer #1 · answered by Dusty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get elbo grease or butter or break your VCR open or get a new VCR
2007-01-13 16:43:45 · answer #2 · answered by pirate_prinsess 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋