[78-L] Kinescopes (WAS Average Age) ^

[David Lennick]

On 11/18/2010 11:41 PM, Steven wrote:
> From: Robert M. Bratcher Jr.
>> Never thought about belts aging from non use. Oh well, I guess I might as
>> well
> hook a VCR up to my computer then use Nero Vision to make DVD's from the old
> VHS
> tapes of which no current DVD is available to purchase. I've got several
> movies
> like that including the 1959 Mickey Rooney version of The Last Mile which I
> taped off WGN cable in the middle of the night many years ago. Might as well
> turn those unavailable movies&  educational stuff into DVD's......
>>
> Oddly enough, I once solved a "defective belt" problem by buying a large
> package
> of rubber bands at a dollar store! One of those turned out to be the right
> size to
> replace the broken drive belt...!
>
> Steven C. Barr

And looping a dozen or so together will hold your pants up..for a while..

dl