[TechAssist] Re: Best way to clean a head.
- From: Jon Garver <jongar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 23:00:15 -0500
Personally I never had any luck using those. They would snag on the
heads
but maybe they were of cheap quality, I don't know but I always had
good
luck with the higher quality chamois sticks.
Jon
"OrpheusComputing.com Repair" wrote:
> Anyone ever use foam swabs? After many other things, this is
> all I like. I ruined heads once....ONCE with chamois swab.
> Chamois has fibers on it, like little "hairs" that can get
> caught on the head chip. I noticed this many times, but
> since they were indeed "video head cleaning swabs", I kept
> using them; until one was ruined. (Maybe it was some cheap
> chamois). A few years back I started getting some video head
> cleaner in a spray can from MAT. It's sort of like contact
> cleaner (trichlorethane based I think, or other rapid
> evaporative chemical). Spay them with that then use to the
> foam swab to remove debris. Preferably I like to remove the
> top of the drum, then use compressed air to blow OUT from the
> center of the head drum to blow out the 'striped oxides and
> tape particulates' that are always within the head drum, then
> clean them. (I looked on the can of head cleaner, and it's
> "Chemtronics Head Cleaner" #C2420. Trichlorotrifluoroethane
> based w/a few other ingredients).
> -Clint
>
> Happy Thanksgiving &
> God Bless Us All
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