EATS TAPES - Samsung SRV1280 Time Lapse Vcr

The idle tire for your VCR is either dirty or has worn out and has stopped the tape reel from being able to move and turn and also the rubber parts need to be replaced or cleaned as ell.

Sorry,no the VCR mechanical systems pully is out wax.Not worth fixing because the VCR technology it in the past or probabally have no more parts for analonge tv or produced by the tv manufacture anymore.If u vaule ur VHS tapes,just don't used the VHS tapes in this machine.

1. try better quality tapes
2. have R-W heads degaussed

O heck my friend, the reason cameras eat tapes is simply because the capstan and heads need cleaning, odd how everyone forgets cleaning these last 10 years.
David

The spring probably goes to the pinch roller. Try cleaning the heads and demagnetize the heads. This happened to me with a sony, but it works now. hope this helps, !

clean pinch rollers and head. check if there is any dirt on capstan post

clean all moving parts

well first what do u mean about eats tapes. seccond try https://www.jvc.ca/en/consumer/service/gethelp.asp that should help you.

you may just need to clean the pinch roller assembly, or it may need replacing. depending on the model number there are repalcement pinch rollers and other parts available.

clean all moving parts.