Replacing VHS Tape Cassette
I am working with some tapes that appear to have been edited on a VCR with bad alignment, as I can only view them in fast forward. Other tapes work fine, however.
I have read that transferring the vhs tape to a new cassette may help. Would it? |
are you sure you are not trying to play NTSC tapes on a PAL machine or vice-versa?
transferring the tape into a different shell wont really do anything. |
Thank you but no--I have played many tapes and I know which camera they were recorded on. What I read is that maybe the tape mechanism is off. All my tapes are NTSC.
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if the tapes where made on an out-of-alignment deck the only thing you can do is either use that same deck (if is available)
or purposely mis-align a deck to match the tapes |
how can I mis-align a deck? by unscrewing the guides?
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Yes, just like that. GO SLOW!
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Are the guides in the pictures attached? Which of the screws belong to the guides?
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^ These. :) Go very, very small. Like 8th turns each. Because 2-3 whole turms is enough to make them come off entirely. Note that all VCRs cannot be adjussted like this. In fact, few can. But JVC often can. |
Thank you, do I need to ground myself if doing this while the machine is on? Or can I not ground it as long as the machine is off while I turn? Also I am using a SVHS Mitsubishi.
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You can ground if you're worried or OCD, but it really doesn't matter.
... I wouldn't drag my shoes on carpet or anything though. :laugh: |
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