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Joshua Clarke · August 15th, 2006, 11:10 AM

With all this talk of switching tape brands and qualities, it got me wondering about the Maxell Cassette Rewinder I used to rewind our tapes, rather than use the camera's resources to do so. Can anyone attest to the sense of using a cheap rewinder that's a few years old and of a different brand? Would running a head cleaner in the rewinder be a wise idea? Thanks, guys.

William Hohauser · August 15th, 2006, 04:32 PM

The Maxell rewinder is cheap but works until the cheap factor overwhelms the unit. I would be careful and not use it again once it starts acting strange. It almost wrecked a couple of tapes at my office. I threw it out.

Maybe someone will invent a pro rewinder, I would buy one. Until that happens I recommend using a deck or the camera.

Joshua Clarke · August 15th, 2006, 06:36 PM

William,

Thank you very much for your reply. Ironically, I think the cheap factor occurred hours after I started this thread. Both tapes I was trying to rewound did so for only a few seconds and stopped.

August 15th, 2006, 11:10 AM	#1
Joshua Clarke Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 88	Maxell Cassette Rewinder With all this talk of switching tape brands and qualities, it got me wondering about the Maxell Cassette Rewinder I used to rewind our tapes, rather than use the camera's resources to do so. Can anyone attest to the sense of using a cheap rewinder that's a few years old and of a different brand? Would running a head cleaner in the rewinder be a wise idea? Thanks, guys.

August 15th, 2006, 04:32 PM	#2
William Hohauser Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New York City Posts: 2,650	The Maxell rewinder is cheap but works until the cheap factor overwhelms the unit. I would be careful and not use it again once it starts acting strange. It almost wrecked a couple of tapes at my office. I threw it out. Maybe someone will invent a pro rewinder, I would buy one. Until that happens I recommend using a deck or the camera. __________________ William Hohauser - New York City Producer/Edit/Camera/Animation

August 15th, 2006, 06:36 PM	#3
Joshua Clarke Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 88	William, Thank you very much for your reply. Ironically, I think the cheap factor occurred hours after I started this thread. Both tapes I was trying to rewound did so for only a few seconds and stopped.