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From: ChrisCoaster on 14 May 2010 21:55 Question: Last summer my above combo deck the VHS side stopped showing image from tapes. Audio however remains crystal clear and hi- fi stereo, balanced at all times no dropout except for a half-second immediately after pressing Play(auto tracking engages). ?? What does one use to clean the video drum when "wet" and "dry" vhs- tape shell cleaners do not work ?? -ChrisCoaster
From: Arfa Daily on 15 May 2010 20:37 "ChrisCoaster" <ckozicki(a)snet.net> wrote in message news:00891dd5-7067-400f-a7b3-283d9954d805(a)t15g2000vbo.googlegroups.com... > Question: Last summer my above combo deck the VHS side stopped > showing image from tapes. Audio however remains crystal clear and hi- > fi stereo, balanced at all times no dropout except for a half-second > immediately after pressing Play(auto tracking engages). > > ?? What does one use to clean the video drum when "wet" and "dry" vhs- > tape shell cleaners do not work ?? > > -ChrisCoaster One uses a chamois leather tipped head cleaning stick, moistened with 99.7% minimum electronics grade isopropyl alcohol. If you're feeling brave, applying very gentle pressure from the 'flat' of a fingernail, to the head drum whilst running with a tape in, can be very effective at cleaning stubbornly blocked heads. You feel the heads through the tape going "DRRRRRRRRR" against your nail. Sounds violent and 'wrong' I agree, but over the years, I have recovered many badly blocked heads in this way. I guess it's slightly 'enhancing' the abrasive characteristics of the tape's oxide coating, by increasing the pressure of the tape against the heads. Arfa
From: Mark Zenier on 15 May 2010 16:22
In article <00891dd5-7067-400f-a7b3-283d9954d805(a)t15g2000vbo.googlegroups.com>, ChrisCoaster <ckozicki(a)snet.net> wrote: >Question: Last summer my above combo deck the VHS side stopped >showing image from tapes. Audio however remains crystal clear and hi- >fi stereo, balanced at all times no dropout except for a half-second >immediately after pressing Play(auto tracking engages). > >?? What does one use to clean the video drum when "wet" and "dry" vhs- >tape shell cleaners do not work ?? Is the sci.electronics.repair repairfaq still up? Looks like it. <http://www.repairfaq.org/> As I remember, it had a good section on VCR cleaning. Mark Zenier mzenier(a)eskimo.com Googleproofaddress(account:mzenier provider:eskimo domain:com) |