Replace the drum but this is expensive and not worth the effort for most When the drum gets worn and polished the air Is supposed to be an air film between the tape and drum to facilitate This seems to happen mostly on machines with a lot of play time. Anyone know of a fix other than a new scanner? Somewhat dependent on the tape, but real problem appears to be dragĪround lower drum. None of these is a *real fix* and the problem recurs eventually. * Cleaning capstan and treating pinch roller with PRB 'conditioner' OK, or even a little light, but there is so much drag around scanner Tape has excessive amount of drag around the scanner. (From: Gary Woods under humid conditions, but not condensation of tape path, See the section: ' Late model Sony VCR munches tape on eject'. If it is a late model Sony, the 'half loading arm' could need lubrication. Pull on the non-driven reel, and stop the operation before the tape is fully If the roller guides get hung up on the tracks while being retracted,Įven for an instant, the tape may become tight around the roller guides, Increase the driven reel torque and fool the microcontroller into thinking The reel brakes to allow one of the reels to continue spinning even after It is also possible for a failure of one of If it stops too quickly - before you turn the spindle, there could be a The non-driven spindle by hand - this should stop the operation instantly. While the VCR thinks it is winding the tape back into the cassette, turn As an experiment to confirm this, use a cassette cheater and Or the associated electronics are faulty, the operation may be terminatingĮarly. If this sensor is defective, disconnected, the signal is noisy, The tape is pulling on it as a result of being tight and pulled by the driven Many VCRs determine that the tape is completely wound back into theĬassette by sensing rotation of the non-driven reel indicating that Switch slightly out of position, or have gears which are improperly timed. Recheck your work - you may have neglected a connector, have the mode If this only started happening after you had the VCR apart for any reason, To follow the procedures in the section ' General guide to VCR cleaning and rubber parts replacement'. Rubber parts - particularly the idler tire - preventing the tape fromīeing fully wound back into the cassette. Reliably or quickly enough? Is the tape getting hung up on the rollerĪs with tape eating, the most common cause is dirty, old, deteriorated Is there some problem with the appropriate reel not turning or not turning

Specifically, is the operation terminating early or Using a garbage cassette, try to observe exactly what is happeningĭuring EJECT. Results in a tape loop, this section is for you. However, if all other functions work normally but ejecting Removed, this is considered tape eating - refer to the section: ' VCR eats tapes'. If your VCR aborts playing unexpectedly and shuts down and then, pushingĮJECT results in a tape loop hanging out of the cassette when it is (This may also apply to other modes for a VCR with a 'quick start' It is unfair the next renter as a badly crinkled or partially brokenĩ.5) Tape loop hanging from cassette when ejected after play or record Just return it to the video store without informing them of what happened. See the section: ' Recovering damaged or broken tapes'. If there is any significant crinkling or a partial break You will need to remove the top coverĪnd carefully lift the tape loop out of the machine and wind it back into If you are careful, you may be able toĮxtract the tape without crinkling it too badly but don't just pull - it When you go to eject, you may get the cassette You guessed it, this requires the idler tire so you end up with a mess Senses this and tries to wind the tape back into the cassette. Play mode) to stop turning at some point. Or otherwise deteriorated, it will slip and cause the takeup reel (in If dirty, worn, dried out, glazed, cracked, See section: ' General guide to VCR cleaning and rubber parts replacement'. The most common cause of a VCR eating tapes is a dirty/worn idler tire 10.10) VCR is failing the power-up sequence.10.9) If this is not enough for you to get the hint.10.8) VCR does not work after cassette was forcibly removed.10.4) Erratic behavior in various modes.10.3) VCR attempts to play non-existent cassette.10.1) VCR is alive but will not do anything.9.7) Video head drum stops or slows during play or record.9.5) Tape loop hanging from cassette when ejected after play or record.Notes on the Troubleshooting and Repair of Video Cassette Recorders

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