DW> When I get this new VCR what is the best way of keeping the heads
 DW> clean
 DW> a cleaning tape or what?

 RG> The "or what" generally does a better job than a headcleaning tape.
 RG> It has been my experience that headcleaning tapes only work when the
 RG> heads aren't dirty ...

Yer, thats what Leon used to say to.

 RG> Contrary to popular belief, dirty heads DON'T cause a 'slight loss of
 RG> picture quality' -  When your heads get dirty it usually happens
 RG> suddenly, and you basically lose the entire picture (it looks like you
 RG> are viewing the tape through a snow storm.  When this occurs, 99% of
 RG> the time none of the headcleaning tapes will have any effect.

When that happened leon used to pull the vcr apart and clean the heads with
something.

 RG> If you have a clear/watchable picture your heads aren't dirty.
 RG> If you do ever get dirty heads (snowy playback picture), they will
 RG> often clear themselves simply by leaving a tape playing in the
 RG> machine.

I'll have to remember that.

ta

teddy




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