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Originally Posted by chillaustin
I about to purchase some chamois swabs, is 15 for $15 a decent price or is it a ripoff? I know that it would be worth it to keep a VCR working but I'm not sure if I'm overpaying. I think 91% IPA with those should be safe from what I've found on the site.
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Nah that's what they go for if it's the
MG Chemicals or
chemtronics white ones. These are specifically designed for audio/video heads. You can get the double-headed one for not much more than single headed ones so may be worth going for those if you have the choice. You can find them in larger packs for less per swab at
amazon or at electronics stores like digikey if you need a lot.
I've used chemtronics ones a fair bit after picking up big pack of them and they work pretty well, sometimes use paper on cheap decks I don't care as much about. You can use other stuff like cotton or foam swaps on stuff that's not heads in the vcr and save the chamois ones for the heads themselves.
It's possible there are cheaper alternatives, or maybe one could DIY something from a chamois cloth/strip but it's not something I've personally looked into.