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When it's VCRs Beggars Can't be Choosers for Rewinder/Cleaners
This product does what it says on the tin in terms of rewinding and fast forward although the 'music on hold' function is extremely annoying. The auto stop and pop up lid did not work on mine but the machine doesn't damage the tape. Pre-recorded tapes work fine but self-record tapes required jiggling to get them to function properly. The unit embodies basic manufacturing.
The instructions are obviously translated from another a language and therefore it was difficult to work out how to enable the cleaning function (we still haven't). Note that the comment which says 'automatically switchable for 110V - 240V does not mean it includes a switch mode power supply. There is a switch on the bottom of the unit which allows you to vary the unit for 240V.
The product was despatched quickly and arrived intact. As did the previous unit which I blew up because I didn't realise you had to alter the switch for 240V. Come pre-configured for 110V.Read full review
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Waste of Money
I purchased this VHS tape rewinder to save some of the wear and tear off of my VHS/DVD player which I am using to convert VHS tapes to DVD. When I plugged it in, it played the same infernal song over and over again. I could live with that, I just unplugged after every use, but after approximately a dozen uses, the machine stopped working. Something was spinning inside, but the tapes never changed from the position they were in when I loaded them.There seems to be many other rewinders out there, I do not recommend purchasing the Mustang model.Read full review
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can not stop music
The music it plays does not stop. It is hard to insert tapes. I have to unplug unit to stop the music. I would not recommend this machine.
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Don't buy this!
It doesn't turn off and pop open the way it should.. The motor keeps running until you manually push the eject button. And the stupid music keeps playing until you unplug the machine.
You just don't walk and leave this thing rewinding because it will sit there with the motor running and the belt slipping forever.Read full review
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Don't waste your money
Pathetic construction quality. I got 3 of them. None worked out of the box. Plastic body seems to have distorted over the years since these were made, not allowing tape to FF/REW properly(Jams up). Don't hold any expectations of quality... Good luck finding a good unit like a "CleanerMate", which is Light years ahead of this excrement.Read full review
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Mustang VHS cleaner/rewinder
This is a cool piece of dead tech, it rewinds, fast forwards, & cleans. It comes with some heads that are wrapped in cotton to insert in the back panel where it opens up for cleaning. You must add a cleaning head & push the lever inside to begin cleaning. This must be done on each new cleaning of a VHS, a drop of isopropyl alcohol can be added to the cleaning head each time for extra cleaning. The "music" may play on a loop anytime the unit is not in use, I recommend unplugging to stop the tunes! Great buy for DIY VHS people!Read full review
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I don't recomend this rewind
It played music the hole time it was rewinding. I cut out the speaker, how are suppose to watch another movie with the reminder playing music the hole time. I thought when I bought it would just play music after it rewound to let you know it was done. Oh and it only lasted a couple month and quit working it would fast forward but won't rewind.Read full review
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Not happy
Does not work right. Music never stops. Tape goes in real hard. Does not complete rewind or fast forward.but keeps making noise like it is. Never stops. Tape is not alined in spool. Does not open on own. Very junky.then now have to pay to send junk back. Waist of money. Beware of this itemRead full review
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Not worth $20
At first I was so excited to receive it. When I opened it it had the cleaner thing so I opened the little door to place it. Their was rust. I plugged it in to see if it worked,it played music very slow and it doesn't stop and eject automatically. Very unsatisfied.Read full review
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be kind rewind
Rewinder works well, but the music stopped working after a tapes, don't miss it. Some tapes take a little work to get them and then close lid, but otherwise works well.
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