Barry777
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Oct 25, 2010, 2:24 PM
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Hi Suzi,
If it's dirty video heads, here's how to clean them: Locate the video head drum, which is the biggest round thing in the unit, a large tilted aluminum cylinder. Gently rotate it by placing a finger on the top and moving it. You'll see some very small horizontal slots halfway between the top and bottom of the drum, and these are your video heads. There will be 2, 4 or 6 of them depending on your machine. Poke a finger through a white T shirt (or any tightly woven cotton fabric), then dip it in household alcohol. VERY GENTLY, wipe the heads (slots) about 5 or 6 times, then check the T shirt to see if you removed any dirt. Any noticeable dirt will affect your playback quality.
After doing this, check the VCR and see if your picture is back. If not, it's something else and would take a technician to repair. You can try to process a few more times just for fun, then scrap the machine if you don't get results.
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Barry Fone - VCR Repair hobbyist and professional FAA Repair Station Avionics Bench Technician (top level). TEST EQUIPMENT: (4) Sencore VC93 VCR Analyzers, (11) Tentel gauges, Sencore VA48 and (2) VA62 Video Analyzers, Sigma Electronics TSG-375 NTSC/SMPTE Video Generator, several VCR Alignment Tapes, plus countless Oscilloscopes, Frequency Counters, Wow and Flutter Meters, Distortion Analyzers, Vectorscope, 136-channel Logic Analyzer, Signature Analyzer . . . . VIDEO GEAR: (6) JVC BR-S822U's, (3) JVC BR-7000 series, (3) JVC BR-S500U, (2) JVC BR-S800U, JVC GR-800U and (2) GR-860U Editing Controllers, Sony FXE-100 Video Switcher/Effects Generator, (5) Time Code Generator/Readers, (1) Sony SLO-1800 (Beta), (2) Alesis ADAT-XT, (1) Sony DXC-1200 TV Camera, Pioneer VP-1000 Laser Disc Player plus many consumer grade Beta and VHS VCR's. Passionate electronics enthusiast since 1973...most anything except computers. Check out my collection at www.barrys8trackrepair.com/MyVideoGear.html
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