cleaning video recorders

in only a few years, become almost as popular as the television set itself, primarily because of its facility of time- shifting. As the VCR works with magnetic tape, the mechanism of the machine will become dirty after a time, in the same way as in a sound cassette recorder. Regular cleaning of particularly the recording and playback heads is, therefore, essential to ensure optimum picture and sound quality, and to minimize wear of these heads. Unfortunately, the heads are very sensitive precision parts, which do not stand up to a brushing with some alcohol. And there are other aspects of the VCR mechanism that require particular attention. This article aims at explaining what you can do yourself, and what should better be left to properly trained service engineers. cleaning video recorClers 68 H. Baggen Although much has been written about the cleaning of a video recorder, there is little that makes the operation clear in a practical way. Cleaning tapes as well as complete cleani...