Tapes cleaners are a no no with me, I've never used them as they strip years of life off your rotary head every time you put it in, plus they do not clean the mono audio/tracking head and erase head, I've always cleaned my videos yearly by taking the lid off and cleaning all the heads, capstan, arms and pinch roller, plus re-oiling up any moving parts, this will keep a VCR working for life trust me, My hitachi VCR is 20 years old now and still on original parts and it get's used every day.
@famouswolfy it's because of the rubbing alcohol. The company, Maxell, made a head cleaning tape (dry type) that shows the cleaning process on-screen. The ones with rubbing alcohol tend to destroy VCR heads in 30 seconds. Audio Cassette Deck cleaning companies should make a tape that's dry type and with sounds/music that will play during the cleaning process for both ways (Forward/Backward).
When I was a kid, from about 10 years old onward, I would take the cases off and clean the heads manually: Never lost a machine to head wear. Duno how I figured it all out, but it was a quick a simple process involving a near-microfiber like washcloth we had, and some isopropyl alcohol. Maybe because its what the NES cleaners used, I duno...
Man, I must have also pirated every anime I rented back then.. having a dual VCR setup made life so interesting every weekend.
C'mon buddy, go that extra step. I know you'll lose money as a 'technician'
but tell them the Truth. Just search on youtube for the Proper Thorough way to clean those heads. The tapes, are utter garbage. Last resort is the consensus on that. Be real buddy and give the full spectrum of knowledge, unless of course there is profit involved, then I understand. You have to pop the dust cover off (unplug the friggin VCR FIRST) and do the manual work.
ZilogJones is right. There's a right way to clean the heads and a half-assed way. This video demonstrates the latter.
For cleaning heads, I use a very soft material; similar to record cleaning cloths for vinyl. I wrap a piece of the cloth around a long service swab. The chamois sticks are good too. NEVER use a Q-Tip.
i have a little problem with some of my tapes/vcr....when i play them the "sond goes out and the pic turns black and white at the same time..............can anyone help me
Cleaning VHS with "Q-Tips" is a terrible idea - the cotton fibres can easily get caught in or around the microscopic heads and rip them out!
If you want to clean them properly (cleaning cassettes usually fail with really dirty heads), you can get head cleaning sticks designed specifically for the job, or you can use some other wide flat stick wrapped with chamois. Use these with isopropyl alcohol (not rubbing alcohol) and gently rotate around the upper cylinder (avoid vertical movement!).
@freqazoidiac: "Rubbing alcohol" is supposed to refer to ethanol, but has seemed to have become a generic term for either that or isopropanol solutions. I'd avoid using the term because of this ambiguity (I don't know if ethanol is appropriate for this application).
Back in the old days when VHS was a leading Video Format, I would simply clean the heads by dipping Q-Tips in 99% rubbing Alcohol and moving the Q-Tips along the heads.
I use the method when it comes to cleaning Lasers for CD Players, DVD players, and Game Consoles.
You shouldn't use rubbing alcohol for optics, because it clouds them. Don't ask me how I know, it has something to do with my Olympus microscope. Thank God windex took the hazing out of the optics.
Tapes cleaners are a no no with me, I've never used them as they strip years of life off your rotary head every time you put it in, plus they do not clean the mono audio/tracking head and erase head, I've always cleaned my videos yearly by taking the lid off and cleaning all the heads, capstan, arms and pinch roller, plus re-oiling up any moving parts, this will keep a VCR working for life trust me, My hitachi VCR is 20 years old now and still on original parts and it get's used every day.
ElvisRocksVinyl 2 weeks ago
I've cleaned the heads,.I can play tapes ok but can't record. Got any suggestions?
MaxB6851 10 months ago
My machine wont even read the tapes so please help me
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Part 2: watch?v=hf16phMXkNg
akumie 1 year ago
Er one question what happens if the cleaning tape gets stuck
Chianagirl 1 year ago
@Chianagirl you should of got a 8mm tape cleaning head not vhs lol
rhyskallen 1 year ago
it's time to throw away vcr
howkemon6559 1 year ago
@howkemon6559 never!
SWO4LIFE 1 year ago
@howkemon6559 that's wasteful!
coolbluelights 10 months ago
@famouswolfy it's because of the rubbing alcohol. The company, Maxell, made a head cleaning tape (dry type) that shows the cleaning process on-screen. The ones with rubbing alcohol tend to destroy VCR heads in 30 seconds. Audio Cassette Deck cleaning companies should make a tape that's dry type and with sounds/music that will play during the cleaning process for both ways (Forward/Backward).
WinVistaUser2 1 year ago
When I was a kid, from about 10 years old onward, I would take the cases off and clean the heads manually: Never lost a machine to head wear. Duno how I figured it all out, but it was a quick a simple process involving a near-microfiber like washcloth we had, and some isopropyl alcohol. Maybe because its what the NES cleaners used, I duno...
Man, I must have also pirated every anime I rented back then.. having a dual VCR setup made life so interesting every weekend.
kurisux 1 year ago
lol wtf, at first i though your Johnathan „John“ Locke from Lost. :D
Ar0n13 1 year ago
COOL VIDEO!
freditor2007 1 year ago
I would never use a cleaning tape for my vcr, you risk damaging the video head drum.
bigbadwolf2007 1 year ago
Neophal is better
Tcosp 1 year ago
How regularly would you suggest that I clean my vcr?
3y3raven 1 year ago
@3y3raven every 30 hours of usage (recording shows and watching movies) If you have a VCR/DVD Combo, however, clean the heads every time after use.
WinVistaUser2 1 year ago
Expert VILLAGE? More like, CONSUMER VISION.
C'mon buddy, go that extra step. I know you'll lose money as a 'technician'
but tell them the Truth. Just search on youtube for the Proper Thorough way to clean those heads. The tapes, are utter garbage. Last resort is the consensus on that. Be real buddy and give the full spectrum of knowledge, unless of course there is profit involved, then I understand. You have to pop the dust cover off (unplug the friggin VCR FIRST) and do the manual work.
freqazoidiac 1 year ago
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gorton8andy 1 year ago
1:35 - 1:42
Owned.
icefiredarksector748 1 year ago
ZilogJones is right. There's a right way to clean the heads and a half-assed way. This video demonstrates the latter.
For cleaning heads, I use a very soft material; similar to record cleaning cloths for vinyl. I wrap a piece of the cloth around a long service swab. The chamois sticks are good too. NEVER use a Q-Tip.
trilogypart3 1 year ago
****i need help***
i have a little problem with some of my tapes/vcr....when i play them the "sond goes out and the pic turns black and white at the same time..............can anyone help me
tk9829ila 2 years ago
@tk9829ila I think you have clogged audio heads.
bigbadwolf2007 1 year ago
Do you use the cleaning tape with some liquid? Alcohol?
Kdarkov 2 years ago
Cleaning VHS with "Q-Tips" is a terrible idea - the cotton fibres can easily get caught in or around the microscopic heads and rip them out!
If you want to clean them properly (cleaning cassettes usually fail with really dirty heads), you can get head cleaning sticks designed specifically for the job, or you can use some other wide flat stick wrapped with chamois. Use these with isopropyl alcohol (not rubbing alcohol) and gently rotate around the upper cylinder (avoid vertical movement!).
ZilogJones 2 years ago
Or you can use the best solution and just gently wipe the sides of the head drum with envelope or writing/printing paper.
Do NOT use toilet paper or kitchen roll, as this kind of paper can, like cotton buds, get caught in the heads.
AidanLunn 2 years ago
@ZilogJones in Canada, Isopropyl alcohol , is rubbing alcohol.
freqazoidiac 1 year ago
@freqazoidiac: "Rubbing alcohol" is supposed to refer to ethanol, but has seemed to have become a generic term for either that or isopropanol solutions. I'd avoid using the term because of this ambiguity (I don't know if ethanol is appropriate for this application).
ZilogJones 1 year ago
Back in the old days when VHS was a leading Video Format, I would simply clean the heads by dipping Q-Tips in 99% rubbing Alcohol and moving the Q-Tips along the heads.
I use the method when it comes to cleaning Lasers for CD Players, DVD players, and Game Consoles.
Riddler95 2 years ago
You shouldn't use rubbing alcohol for optics, because it clouds them. Don't ask me how I know, it has something to do with my Olympus microscope. Thank God windex took the hazing out of the optics.
opferte 2 years ago