Cleaning VCR heads proper methods?
Your Lorship, I've read as many dissenting opinions as how to clean the heads of a video deck as I had of the Panasonic 1980 VS the JVC models that you recommend.
Something I found on a post: The only reason to use fedron is to resurface a rubber device such as a pinch roller or belt if they get slick,as to cleaning heads use a chamois tipped stick with 99% isopropyl cleaning the heads sideways. I've been using q-tips to clean vcrs for the last 25 years doing it in repair shops,it will leave strands and pull out ferrite heads if you dont know what you are doing but it's the best method for cleaning heads. I've talked to engineer techs who dont know how to repair anything and every repair tech i know uses 99% isopropyl. Q tips, foam Tips, Those cleaning tapes you put in. I will be playing a lot of old tapes and I think I should keep the heads clean, right? I just got the deck so should I start out by cleaning the heads? The deck is in good shape, but my tapes could leave dust or residue. And then cleaning the rollers and the rubber parts is another thing. I know this is a common question and I did google it. I just wanted your opinion. I could probably do more damage than not going in with a fuzzy q tip. I do remember cleaning the heads myself and I do know people who know video stuff could tell me what they would do. Thanks
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Questions about cleaning VCR heads? Proper methods?
Lots of questions here. But it's good that you ask, instead of listening to some of the terrible advice you've likely read. The thing about anonymous forums is you never know the level of expertise of the people who tend to spout of (often crazy) things.
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The qualifier/cop-out of "if you dont know what you are doing" is the most ridiculous part of that statement. Compare this to poison -- which is basically what you're doing to heads by rubbing cotton on it: poisoning it. Would you ingest arsenic and then say you won't die because you "know what you're doing"? It's poison -- there's nothing to know! Boom, dead, the end. There's not a "proper way" to be poisoned. Who wrote that crap? :eek: Quote:
The thing with alcohol is that you simply want it to be as pure as possible. For example, you can't pour beer on the VCR, because that's only 5% alcohol. The 70%+ range of isopropyl contains few impurities and is fine. Feel free to use 70, 90, 99, etc. Quote:
foam Tips = best used with good alcohol for cleaning anything in VCR Those cleaning tapes you put in = worthless, just smears dirt around, doesn't clean Quote:
It reminds me of a saying from school: "If you're on time, you're late. If you're early, you're on time." (Of course, I used to just wonder why we didn't just specify 6:55 p.m. as the practice time, instead of 7:00 p.m. And that reminds me of the movie Office Space! Piece of flair, anybody?) Every 50-100 tapes is my average. Quote:
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Hope that helps. :) |
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