>I know VCRs are becoming obsolete, but I still have some old VHS tapes
>I like to watch occasionally.
>
>I've owned several Sony VHS VCRs. From best to worst were 2 SLV-676
>and 2 575s, then a 920, N50, and N77, if I recall correctly.
>
>One by one each developed the exact same problem -- the little arm
>that pulls the tape against the pinch roller suddenly decides not to
>retract on eject and the tape gets munched. This problem has happened
>to 5 out of my 7 Sony VCRs over the last decade, so I have 5 unusable
>Sony VCRs sitting in a closet. This problem hit each of my Sony VCRs
>long before they had a chance to develop any other problems. Since all
>my flying erase head VCRs are now dead, I'd like to fix the 676 or
>920.
>
>Is there any easy way to fix this? Is there an official name for this
>problem that I could describe to a repair shop to see if any will fix
>1 or more of these VCRs for a reasonable price? (I don't know what
>would be a reasonable price these days on obsolete VCRs.)
>
>Since each of my Sony VCRs has died this same death over the space of
>more than a decade, you'd think Sony would've realized this flaw long
>ago and fixed it if they cared.
Try here

> In article <41c21024.3708051***@news.west.cox.net>, Jerry@post.replies (Jerry) wrote:
> >I know VCRs are becoming obsolete, but I still have some old VHS tapes
> >I like to watch occasionally.
> >
> >I've owned several Sony VHS VCRs. From best to worst were 2 SLV-676
> >and 2 575s, then a 920, N50, and N77, if I recall correctly.
> >
> >One by one each developed the exact same problem -- the little arm
> >that pulls the tape against the pinch roller suddenly decides not to
> >retract on eject and the tape gets munched. This problem has happened
> >to 5 out of my 7 Sony VCRs over the last decade, so I have 5 unusable
> >Sony VCRs sitting in a closet. This problem hit each of my Sony VCRs
> >long before they had a chance to develop any other problems. Since all
> >my flying erase head VCRs are now dead, I'd like to fix the 676 or
> >920.
> >
> >Is there any easy way to fix this? Is there an official name for this
> >problem that I could describe to a repair shop to see if any will fix
> >1 or more of these VCRs for a reasonable price? (I don't know what
> >would be a reasonable price these days on obsolete VCRs.)
> >
> >Since each of my Sony VCRs has died this same death over the space of
> >more than a decade, you'd think Sony would've realized this flaw long
> >ago and fixed it if they cared.
> Try here
>
> http://www.studiosoundelectronics.com/mbk-89.htm
>
>