There is nothing glamorous about repairing a snapped tape. We see videos of directors splicing tape and sticking it back together in the movies. The theory is the same, only we are going to use bog standard sticky tape.
It is best to use the finest tape you can find. The video is unlikely to play where the tape is, but it should make its way through the player to the next readable section of tape.
Make sure you place sticky tape on on both sides of the tape rather than wrapping it around, as this will cause friction. If it is broken at the start or end of the tape, you have the luxury to be a bit more generous with the tape. You may need to fold some of the sticky tape to hold it onto the spool. This is fine as the normal pressure from the VCR will keep it taut.
Put the casing back together and put in the screws and see how you went.
I'd say scotch tape is a good bet, as it appears to be the thinnest that comes to my mind.... when you open up the cassette, be mindful of the small and moving parts, as you have to put them back together. good luck. :o)
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Repairing a broken tape:
There is nothing glamorous about repairing a snapped tape. We see videos of directors splicing tape and sticking it back together in the movies. The theory is the same, only we are going to use bog standard sticky tape.
It is best to use the finest tape you can find. The video is unlikely to play where the tape is, but it should make its way through the player to the next readable section of tape.
Make sure you place sticky tape on on both sides of the tape rather than wrapping it around, as this will cause friction. If it is broken at the start or end of the tape, you have the luxury to be a bit more generous with the tape. You may need to fold some of the sticky tape to hold it onto the spool. This is fine as the normal pressure from the VCR will keep it taut.
Put the casing back together and put in the screws and see how you went.
http://www.inspectmygadget.com/2008/01/23/how-to-repair-a-vhs-tape/
12:43 AM, May 08, 2009
merci~~
standard sticky tape... like scotch tape...?
12:55 AM, May 08, 2009
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5:58 AM, May 08, 2009
I'd say scotch tape is a good bet, as it appears to be the thinnest that comes to my mind.... when you open up the cassette, be mindful of the small and moving parts, as you have to put them back together. good luck. :o)
5:59 AM, May 08, 2009
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wbs, good luck with your repair work!
5:52 PM, May 08, 2009
我以前試過用膠紙粘[只貼不會接觸磁頭的一面]
10:36 PM, May 08, 2009
試過和樓上一樣，用普通膠紙貼背面，那斷可能會損失幾秒，之後還是可以播的，但翻錄就一定不行了。祝好運！
11:22 PM, May 08, 2009
睇 93 歌星賀台慶興高采烈，點知多手 fast fwd 就搞成咁...
多謝各位曾 sirs/mdm，just to make sure，背面/不會接觸磁頭的一面即係向錄影帶內側...？
11:47 PM, May 08, 2009
對。我上次都係fwd斷的。剪接手術沒想像中困難，後還是把斷掉的，直接沒解體就拉出來了，粘好再退回去的。
(我猜你大概知道把白色圈圈按下去才拉出來是可以的？）
fingers crossed it is going to work!
另快d back up返嚟啦!!
11:52 PM, May 08, 2009
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