Topic: tape chewed!

[muddguts]

I'm hoping the experts here can help me solve my problem.

I have a Sony TCD-D100 that apparently is hungry for tapes :-(

I recorded Los Lobos tonight in Toronto and I just transferred the show to my HD and when I went to eject the tape, I discovered it had unwound inside, got wrapped up and snapped.

This isn't the first time the machine has chewed a tape but it's the first time it snapped it.

The first time it happened, I chalked it up to an improper load (if that's even possible).  The way it happened last time was during a rewind, it started slow and didn't pick up like it normally does, it just kept going slow and when I stopped to see what was up, I discovered it was unwinding inside.

So, obviously something is not right and I need it to be!  It's a friend's recorder and I can't return it in this condition. 

1) could it be improper loading?

2) if not,  I need to get it fixed, any ideas where to do so in the Toronto and surrounding area?

I have two more shows this weekend to record, cross your fingers for me :-/

[spreadheadtom]

what brand tapes are you runninng in it?

[greenone]

I'd retest it a few times...first with a used tape (preferably one you've already transferred), then with a new tape. More likely than not it's a misload of some sort and not anything wrong with the deck...

[muddguts]

what brand tapes are you runninng in it?

Maxell HS-4/90s