Re: [ARSCLIST] Dumb VHS question

[carlstephen koto <cskoto@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Brandon, on the bottom of the tape case (the side with the exposed  
reel hubs) with the edge that opens toward you, imagine a line  
between the hubs. Where they intersect, go up about 1.5". There is a  
hole there (1/4"). The bottom of that hole is the reel release. If  
you have a pencil with a broken point, you can usually stick it in  
there an it will hold the button down do you can manually move the tape.
Steve Koto
On Jun 25, 2008, at 3:32 PM, Brandon Burke wrote:

> All,
>
> I need to use our magnetic viewer on a VHS tape featuring nothing but
> analog audio information. Consequently, i need to pull some slack  
> out of the
> cartridge in order to lay at least a couple inches flat on a Lab  
> table. My problem
> is that i can't seem to pull any slack from the cartridge without  
> creating undue
> stress on the tape. And obviously i don't want to risk stretching  
> out the tape just
> to get a viewer reading. How do i free up the mechanism that's  
> keeping the tape
> "locked" into the cartridge?
>
> Apologies if this is a dumb question, i don't deal with VHS  
> particularly often.
>
> Hope everyone's having a great day.
>
> thanks,
> Brandon.
>
>
>
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