video99.co.uk | Sony BE-V8 8mm tape rewinder / eraser. @video99couk | Uploaded 3 years ago | Updated 4 minutes ago
The BE-V8 rewinder was a low volume product from Sony in 1985. They are hugely useful for rewinding tapes before transferring them. They can fetch a lot of money today. What are the chances of getting a brand new one?

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00:00 Introduction
03:17 Replacement needed
04:07 Unpack and test 1
06:26 Unpack and test 2
07:27 Demonstrate with cover removed
08:52 Erase function
10:36 Fault
11:55 Re-assemble
13:15 Instructions
14:26 A limitation
15:20 Conclusion and next YouTube video