Tape stuck inside Sony VX2000

My husband is an eletronic engineer, he has my Sony VX2000 torn apart to try to get a mini DV tape out of the cassette drive but there literally are no screws or devices to open the cassette up to fix it. It's like a safe! How in the world do we get this tape out of there??

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If you are on about the VX2000 which is similar to the professional DSR-PD150 remove battery or supply then simply apply 3volts to the main mech drive motor and unthread the mech from the load position you will notice if it is in the load position because tape will be laced around the drum assembly hence the fact you can not remove the tape

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Posted on Apr 18, 2013

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there is a small motor at the lower right corner ( if you face the tape side of the camcorder). check if the motor reponds to a 5v voltage. if not, that is the problem

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