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Repair guides and support for videocassette recorders including Betamax and VHS (Video Home System) players.

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VCR eats the tape.

Tape gets tangled inside the machine.

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kristippitt what make and model is it and what have you checked?

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Take the lid off and carefully untangle and remove the tape. Don't try using that tape again. Try cleaning the cam and all the guides and rollers with a little isopropyl alcohol on a lint free cloth. Don't touch any of them with your fingers. However, if anything looks loose and you can't tighten it, or bent (but the cam and some of the guides are meant to be at an angle) it's unlikely you'll be able to fix it.

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