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From: copp@petrus.UUCP
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Subject: Re: VCR help needed
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Date: Mon, 27-Jan-86 14:57:00 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan 27 14:57:00 1986
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Nf-From: petrus!copp    Jan 27 14:57:00 1986

The most likely source of the problem is poor contact between the tape
and the VCR heads.  The tape guides, etc., may be misadjusted.
If the problem is confined to one or a few tapes, check for tape
edge damage.  Also, cheap tape that has been slitted inaccurately
can cause this problem.  Stick to "brand-name," authorized VHS tape.

Are you using a TV that is more than, say, ten years old?  Some old
sets have long time constants in the synch circuits and cannot
follow the raggedy synch that a VCR generates.  Try a newer TV.
I have several tapes that produce flag-waving on a 1972 Zenith,
yet play fine on a 1971 Toshiba, a 1975 RCA and a 1975 GE.

I personally would be reluctant to muck around inside my VCR.