JVC VHS-DVD Combo VHS side snow only

[ChrisCoaster]

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

 

[Arfa Daily]

"ChrisCoaster" <ckozicki@snet.net> wrote in message
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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

 

[Mark Zenier]

In article <00891dd5-7067-400f-a7b3-283d9954d805@t15g2000vbo.googlegroups.com>,
ChrisCoaster <ckozicki@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@eskimo.com
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