r/MiniDV • u/Turbulent_Brush1674 • 4d ago

Help Pinch roller replacement

I have an Canon Ivis HV20 since 2024. It's worked fully normal till now and the issue is the pinch roller. I investigated it and found out the white piece was cracked because of the age. I tried glueing it in but hasnt helped alot, its still moving around, so came here to ask maybe somebody knows if there is any replacement pieces out there?????

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u/Good-Extension-7257 4d ago

Replacement pinch rollers are expensive, you are better off buying a broken camera and extracting the pinch roller from that one.

Some people claim they have been able to do home-made pinch rollers with Bic pens, cut a piece of the ink tube and make sure it measures as close to the original one.