[Avid-L2] Re: OT: Mini-DV Cassette Issue

Ron,

We do these ourselves on all manner of tapes, including mini-dv. If you have a bit of patience and a steady hand you can do it too.

Get a few new cassettes and a set of jewelers screwdrivers. Take apart the new shell and leave it open. Take apart the damaged shell, remove the tape spools and put them into the good shell. Make sure to keep the orientation of the reels to the shell consistent and follow the same thread pattern. The first time it can be helpful to take the cover off of one cassette and leave it open as a guide while you do the operation on another.

best,

tim

--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Curtis Nichols <curtisnpcs@...> wrote:
>
> We've never had a problem with any damaged shells, but a damaged door can cause problems. You can take the door off the cassette.
>
> Curtis Nichols
> Señor Editor
> PCS Production Co.
> Irving, Tx.
> ------------------
> ______________________________
> From: "Ronald A. Loneker, Jr." <rloneker@...>
> To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tue, November 24, 2009 11:06:46 AM
> Subject: [Avid-L2] OT: Mini-DV Cassette Issue
>
> Hi Everyone -
>
> We ran into an issue last week with one of our mini-DV adapters that we
> use to play mini-DV tape in our DVCPro deck for ingesting purposes into
> our Media Composer. It is apparently no longer holding the tape
> properly and two of our mini-DV cassettes were damaged (mainly the
> cassette - not the tape itself). We didn't realize what was happening
> until we looked closely at the second tape.
>
> Has anyone had a problem with a damaged cassette shell and found a
> vendor who might be able to transfer the tape into a new shell?
>
> Thanks for any ideas you might have.
>
> Ron Loneker, Jr.
> Director of Media Services
> College of Saint Elizabeth
>
> Phone: 973-290-4229
>

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