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!gamma!epsilon!zeta!sabre!petrus!bellcore!decvax!decwrl!sun!amdahl!nzm10 From: nzm10@amdahl.UUCP (Neal Macklin) Newsgroups: net.video Subject: Re: VCR Cleaning Tape Problem Message-ID: <1932@amdahl.UUCP> Date: Wed, 21-Aug-85 21:07:57 EDT Article-I.D.: amdahl.1932 Posted: Wed Aug 21 21:07:57 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 24-Aug-85 19:32:17 EDT References: <568@hou2a.UUCP> Organization: Amdahl Corp, Sunnyvale CA Lines: 34 > About six months ago, I bought a Discwasher > VCR cleaning tape (non-abrasive, dry type) > for my new Quasar 5845 VHS HI-FI VCR. > I use it about once a month (about 60 hrs. > usage) and it worked fine the first few times > I used it. > > However, the last couple of times I've used it, > when I go to play a tape after using the cleaner, > the TV screen is just filled with snow and only > the audio can be heard (the linear tracks?). > > To clear the problem, I have to run a pre-recorded > tape (which is in SP mode as opposed to my SLP > recordings) though the machine for a minute or so. > The screen slowly clears-up while I do this and then > I can play my own tapes without a problem. > > The only thing I can think of is that the > cleaning tape may be shedding debris onto > the video heads, and that it is wiped off by the > pre-recorded SP tape. > > Paul Kemp Thank you, Paul, for cleaning your machine with tapes that others later get to run through their machines. Sure glad I don't rent tapes in the Holmdel area. -- Neal Macklin (408) 737-5214 ...{hplabs,ihnp4}!amdahl!nzm10 [There are no opinions expressed in this article].