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Kinyo UV-230C 2-Way VHS Cassette Rewinder and Cleaner is no longer sold Kinyo UV-230C 2-Way VHS Cassette Rewinder and Cleaner by Kinyo 2.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (60 customer reviews) | Technical Details DUAL FUNCTION FOR FAST FORWARD & REWIND CLEANS TAPE WHILE FAST FORWARDING/REWINDING AUTOMATIC STOP & SOFT EJECT UL LISTED Product Details Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 10 x 3.8 inches ; 3.2 pounds Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds ASIN: B00006JPKA Item model number: 230C Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (60 customer reviews) Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #25 in Electronics > Camera & Photo > Accessories > Blank Media > VHS Date first available at http://Amazon.com: June 6, 2007 Would you like to update product info, give feedback on images, or tell us about a lower price? Product Description DUAL FUNCTION FOR FAST FORWARD & REWIND CLEANS TAPE WHILE FAST FORWARDING/REWINDING AUTOMATIC STOP & SOFT EJECT UL LISTED Customer Reviews Average Customer Rating 2.9 out of 5 stars (60 customer reviews) 5 star: (15) 4 star: (13) 3 star: (6) 2 star: (4) 1 star: (22) Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review Most Helpful Customer Reviews 86 of 88 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Nice Unit - Good Quality - Cleans the Tape! Great Feature, April 8, 2005 By PhotoExpert "science2000" (central California) - See all my reviews This review is from: Kinyo UV-230C 2-Way VHS Cassette Rewinder and Cleaner (Electronics) I bought this because I had acquired 100 used tapes. They were dusty and not perfectly clean. So I wanted a rewinder with a cleaning pad. It's a dry pad. It has a kind of cotton covering on it. So after about 20 tapes the pad had gotten pretty dirty. I thought hey why not just clean it. But what happened is that the cotton material was just tacked on to the plastic. It was not actual cloth / cotton fabric. So I had a spare but instead of using it I made my own using a 'non-woven' fabric like the kind you get for the floor wipers. It's soft and there's no lint. It took some delicate gluing with contact cement to get it on there correctly. But I've had excellant results and now I know that I won't have to worry about replacing the cleaning pad. I'll simply 'make' a cover over and over and over. The unit itself is a bit cheap in one sense. It does not 'POWER' through a sticky cassette. IF the cassette is balky and tight and poorly designed or otherwise less than good condition the rewinder might stop and make it hard to finish the job. But this happens on 1 out of 50 tapes. And believe me that tape is probably best left out of the machine anyway. So all in all I think it's a great value. And a good rewinder. Treat it gently and it should last a long long time. PS - I'm an engineer so I can tell you it's a good one. Not bullet proof for rough service. But it will last with proper care. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Report abuse | Permalink Comment Comment 20 of 20 people found the following review helpful: 1.0 out of 5 stars Tape destroyer, April 18, 2006 By pdever (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews This review is from: Kinyo UV-230C 2-Way VHS Cassette Rewinder and Cleaner (Electronics) I bought this on the basis of the top review here, and am sorry I did. The unit pulls so hard it has torn several tapes right off the spools, and seldom opens by itself once the tape is rewound -- the motor keeps hauling away at a fully rewound tape. It often balks at loading cassettes and balks at releasing them; numerous time I've had to pry my tapes out of it with a screwdriver. Not once has the cleaning button stayed down, so this feature is as good as absent. I finally put the infernal thing in the garbage, w Source: http://www.amazon.com/Kinyo-UV-230C-Cassette-Rewinder-Cleaner/dp/B00006JPKA