it's too bad it's getting difficult finding certain parts for VCR players!
wear n tear parts like rubber pinch roller and drive belts are no problems to find.
however if you need brake parts for your player you're fooked, these are impossible to find!
for 3 years I have been getting my players serviced at at local electronics repair shop, there are not many of them left anymore.
getting audio/video heads cleaned, replacing wear n tear parts, getting mechanism cleaned and lubricated is important.
my repairman told me not to wind tapes in my players due to causing wear to parts..
so if you still use a VCR, don't rewind or FF tapes!!
just press PLAY to watch the movie and then STOP when you're finished.
get a tape rewinder to wind your tapes.
everytime you wind your tapes you'll wear the brakes which is stopping the tape from winding.
getting a player repaired nowadays don't come cheap, must be a hardcore nut paying high priced repairs.
I grew up with this shiet, still use this obsolete electronic device!
I guess it's worth for me to pay for repairs having players in top condition where someone else might decide not to pay for steep repairs.
I'm all about analogue system, I also run my laserdisc players on regular basis watching 80's - 90's action and horror flix.
