how do i fix a vhs?

Question

the tape riped on my vhs and i want to know if there is an easy at home method of fixing it

its a home movie of my girlfriend when she was first born and shes never seen it because it broke when she was really little

i fixed it and she watched it today i over lapped the tape and super glued it

Answer 1

Well, I guess you can't buy a DVD player for a VHS tape that you recorded yourself years ago. Anyway, to answer your question...

Use a little care and delicacy. Gently pull the two broken ends of the tape out of the cassette, about 12 inches or so for each end. Using scissors, cut the damaged ends off. Those are destroyed, no good, throw them away.

Now, with the clean ends available to you, overlap them by about an inch. Use the scissors to cut a 45 degree angle through the overlapped tape ends.

Now, your two tape ends will match perfectly. Use some Scotch tape. Make sure that the playing side of the tape ends are face down. Push the ends together. Line them up so the edges are as perfect as you can make them. (You don't need magnifying glass precision, just use regular eyesight.)

Use a piece of Scotch tape and tape the two ends together (NOT overlapped, but simply tight together.) That way, the Scotch tape will be on the back side of the VHS tape and won't jam on the heads. Trim any excess Scotch tape from the edges of the VHS tape.

Gently use your fingers to turn the one of the rolls inside the cassette to draw all the tape back into the cartridge. Place the cassette into your machine and, WITHOUT PLAYING, fast forward the tape so that it goes to the end and automatically rewinds back to the beginning.

What will happen is that when you play your tape, there will be a 'hiccup' at the repair point, but it will re-stablize and continue playing.

Answer 2

I've never done it, but you could tape it with clear scotch tape. You'd have to make sure it's even. After it's taped, roll the film back into the movie case.

I would just say buy a new one but they are getting harder and harder to find, depending on where you live.

Good Luck with It,
Chad

Answer 3

A ripped video is almost impossible to repair. I used to repair cassette audio tapes successfully by using scotch tape on the backside, slicing the tape ends like the forward slash on a computer keyboard ------/ /-------
Be sure and carefully trim any sign of excess tape. Good luck

Answer 4

there are authorities who can fix the tape however side of the challenge is to diagnose which of the next 2 matters has occurred: a million. the tape itself is damaged -- you'll be able to repair this with just a moderate loss with well ancient tape, and a regular hand. two. the tape has suffered a magnetic mishap both seeing that of age, temperature or publicity to a magnetic subject. saving for you to be more difficult seeing that if the debris are flaking off or had been realigned, the genuine knowledge might not be there. verify the telephone book for a movie recuperation carrier. they nonetheless exist.

Answer 5

yea, but a dvd player and stop living in the 90s