HoTRoD 2 Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 Shit. I was just preparing my Sony handycam for tomorrows day out on the slopes. For some reason it decided it was hungry and ate my tape. I'm not scared to try another tape in case it eats that and don't want to buy a new tape just for it to eat that and make it useless after 5 seconds. So I'm thinking now I'll take the machine to Yamada or some other electric shop tomorrow and ask them to fix the machine (and fix the chewed tape as much as possible). Anyone had a similar experience, any tips on which shops might be best for this kind of shitty don't-want-the-hassle-or-cost-but-no-choice job. I obviously want to spend as close to 0 yen as possible Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 just try another tape, but before you do make sure you clean the heads. Thats all that an electrical shop will do and charge you heaps for. Link to post Share on other sites
cal 6 Posted January 18, 2004 Share Posted January 18, 2004 Make sure its all dry when you do it too. Link to post Share on other sites
taguchi 0 Posted January 18, 2004 Share Posted January 18, 2004 They are very sensitive to change of heat. I'd advise you to keep the camera and tapes in a room for a few hours and try again. It probably is not broken. Link to post Share on other sites
LARD 0 Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 hotrod I suspect it's most likely a hot/cold issue. I've had the same with mine as well. Give it and the tapes a few hours in a room at a steady temp and it is ok. hope thats the case here as well. Link to post Share on other sites
HoTRoD 2 Posted January 20, 2004 Author Share Posted January 20, 2004 Well I went to a shop on Sat and it seeemd to be working fine when they took a look at it - and said it was probably the temperature issue as you mentioned. So apart from 2 chewed up tapes, it seems to be working ok now. Thanks for the input. So - anyone any ideas of anyone who can fix chewed tapes?? (The shop I went to said no-one, not even Sony themselves, offer that service.) Link to post Share on other sites
merryJim 1 Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Sometimes if and when your machine does get broke, you might be better buying a completely new one instead of the ripoff of repairs. The concept of repairs here seems so different from back home. "Broken? Ah, shucks. OK, buy new one!" Link to post Share on other sites
LiquidX 0 Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 I think things are getting better in that respect, people spending less and all. I know there used to be a real throwaway thing going on with all sorts of stuff. Look at the way 100 yen shops are all over the place now. Link to post Share on other sites
HoTRoD 2 Posted January 23, 2004 Author Share Posted January 23, 2004 No word on helping chewed tapes then? It's not looking good Link to post Share on other sites
sunrise 0 Posted January 24, 2004 Share Posted January 24, 2004 If you have the two broken ends you can splice them together with tape. Hmmm, maybe even just plain scotch tape but don't quote me. Something that will stick and stay. I used to use a splicer to fix old cassettes but finding that tape nowadays will be a bit more tricky. Link to post Share on other sites
echineko 1 Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 Look here, http://homepage2.nifty.com/media-s/newpage5-try.htm Some company can help with it. Link to post Share on other sites
peterson 0 Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 Thanks for that - I have a few screwed up tapes myself. Link to post Share on other sites
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