(without electricity)if you take the Dashpot assembly off(looks like a shock aborber) on the side of the veeder-root. then press the trip lever latch , grip the center wheel shaft with a pliers to get tension off 1st, then trip lever. and it will unwind back to 000 automatically. thats how i did mine , back to 000. I can take a photo of the dashpot thing later if your unsure of what i'm talking about.