Oh poop!

[MissTaken]

My VCR keeps eating tapes.

I ran a brand new head cleaner through it last night and it still ate a tape.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Between that and the brand new xmas video game that doesn't work, the kidlings are pretty disappointed today.

*sigh*

 

[bknight2602]

Feed it old tapes and maybe it won't digest them! LOL

 

[MissTaken]

lol

 

[Weird Harold]

My VCR keeps eating tapes.

I ran a brand new head cleaner through it last night and it still ate a tape.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Possibly a broken drive belt -- A trip to the repair shop would sem to be indicated.

Of course with current prices, it will probably be cheaper to just buy a new one.

 

[MissTaken]

Ya, it is a year old and was a very inexpensive model.

Hmmm

I thought about taking the top off and swabbing it with rubbing alcohol.

Does that work?

 

[intrigued]

Ya, it is a year old and was a very inexpensive model.

Hmmm

I thought about taking the top off and swabbing it with rubbing alcohol.

Does that work?

Taking the top off always works.

I don't know, that sounds familiar, and should help. But...I don't think it will solve this problem. Try taking it off and see what you can see, it might be something simple.

 

[Weird Harold]

Ya, it is a year old and was a very inexpensive model.

Hmmm

I thought about taking the top off and swabbing it with rubbing alcohol.

Does that work?

Yep, rubbing alcohol or 1, 1, 1, Trichloroethane are what a repair shop commonly uses to clean a VCR.

Taking the top off will also let you see if it is something sticky on the mechanism or a broken belt. If you're very lucky, and reasonably "handy", you might have a rubber band around that will substitute for a broken belt.

 

[Star of Penumbra]

You could always take the cover off and beat the insides with a hammer.

That probably won't fix it, but it'll make you feel better about it eating your tapes.

 

[Mountain Man]

I thought about taking the top off and swabbing it with rubbing alcohol.

Does that work?

On me it does

 

[Worm]

Buy a dvd player