how do i stop my vcr from chewing up the tape?

steve fieldhouse, December 2004

Also, check that the half-loading arm moves freely.

It's a swinging tape guide situated between the take up reel and the capstan/pinch roller that pulls the tape out and across the face of the static audio/control head.

Very often the arm sticks halfway due to lubricant drying out.
The post that the arm swings on, needs to be cleaned and relubricated

Cobweb, January 2005

Get a tape Head Cleaner and sometime to make a better pitcher use a demag tape.

Chris, December 2004