Brad wrote in message
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Hi,

I service TVs and VCRs for over 10 years. I have a jig I use to
unlock
the reels in a VHS cassette. I also have a reel/spindel, removed from an
old
VCR, that I use to insert into the TU side of the cassette, that is fully
rewound. I can feel, as I turn the spindle with my fingers, if this
cassette
has a lot of resistance ("drag"). New cassettes, it is easy to turn.
Cassettes that had hard use, have much resistance. I have taken apart a
high
"drag" cassette and tried to determine what actually caused the increase
in
resistance. The posts, etc. that the tape comes in contact with is very
clean. I have to assume that the side of the tape, that contacts the
posts
in the cassette, which is the opposite side that contacts the heads in
the
VCR, is the cause of this increase in resistance.

Do you know the answer to this mystery?

Thanks in advance, Brad

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What happens to the drag if you FF to the end and REW to the other end , to
pack evenly , and then test for drag ?


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