Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site amdahl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!pesnta!amdcad!amdahl!dwl10 From: dwl10@amdahl.UUCP (Dave Lowrey) Newsgroups: net.video Subject: Re: Video head cleaner Message-ID: <1558@amdahl.UUCP> Date: Thu, 23-May-85 08:21:50 EDT Article-I.D.: amdahl.1558 Posted: Thu May 23 08:21:50 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 25-May-85 00:05:54 EDT References: <178@bocar.UUCP>, <5400001@petrus.UUCP> <463@wjvax.UUCP> Organization: Amdahl Corporation, Columbia MD Lines: 32 When I was an AV tech at Ohio State (many moons ago), we used Sony 1/2 inch reel-to-reel video recorders. These had all of the works on top of the deck, as you had to thread the tape by hand. We cleaned the heads between every reel (one hour). I am sure that this was due to the fact that all of the critical components are out in the open, and that the tape is exposed to alot more atmospheric contamination than today's VCR's. To clean the heads, we had these flat plastic sticks, that had chamois, or something like it on one end. We would dip this thing into liquid freon, and rub it against the heads, as well as all other parts that touch the tape. It seemd to work well. I don't know if these are still avaliable, but I would highly recomend them. I would think that cotton swabs get cotton fibers stuck in the heads or other parts. P.S. I use tha ALSOP on my VCR about once a month, and take the machine into the shop once a year. Still going strong after 4 years. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- Dave Lowrey "To vacillate or not to vacillate, that is the question.... ....or is it?" ...!( be those of the author and not necessarily those of his most eminent employer. ]