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>Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:46:59 -0500
>Subject: Re: #9316.4 (!) Repair of broken video tape
>From: Edmund Dente <[log in to unmask]>
>To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum
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Thanks to all who wrote in to suggest self-repair and commercial
approaches. I, and my colleague, really appreciate it. Over the years
I tried a few such self-repairs, but I never felt it was something I
would suggest to someone with a valuable, family history video. Now
give me an open reel tape from a Dial Access Language Lab rack that
needs splicing, repair or editing, and it's a different story. At one
point I could do those in my sleep. I imagine there are still some
drying up old splice tabs lying around in a corner in my old language
lab office. Fortunately, audio and video cassette labs never required
one to splice on that foot or so of clear leader that the open reel
labs required.
And, speaking of that article about obsolete technology, let me just
say that they'll get that old Wollensak T-1500 away from me when they
pry my cold fingers away from the PLAY button!.
(Remember them? http://www.retrothing.com/2006/09/3m_wollensak_t1.html )
Best,
Ed
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that has been cooled by the rushing waters of a numbing stream.
2010/1/14 LLTI-Editor <[log in to unmask]>:
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>>Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:17:16 -0700
>>From: Derek Roff <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum
> <[log in to unmask]>
>>Subject: Re: #9316.3 (!) Repair of broken video tape
>>In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]>
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>
> I've done this dozens of times, which may make it seem easier to me
> than it would to someone doing it the first time. In any event, the
> tape cassette can be opened by removing five Phillips screws from the
> bottom of the cassette, with a #1 or #0 Phillips screw driver. Then,
> flip the cassette over, and remove the top half. Removing the bottom
> half will spill a few parts.
>
> On the hub of one reel, there is a small clip that holds the end of the
> tape. If the break is on or near the leader, it is pretty easy to
> remove the clip, discard the short piece of tape, and reconnect the end
> of the main tape part. Or mend with Scotch tape, as Otmar mentioned.
>
> I would encourage the person in need to try this themselves. Try it
> first on a blank cassette, or an old one that no one cares about. Once
> a person is comfortable with assembly and disassembly, then move on to
> the family heirloom cassette.
>
> This is a five minute job for me, and I would think it could be done in
> fifteen minutes by someone handy trying it for the first time. If
> there is damage to some other parts of the cassette mechanism, a tape
> reel transplant is also easy to accomplish. With an appropriately
> matched donor cassette, organ rejection is very rare.
>
> Derek
>
> Derek Roff
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