I now have about 4 Panasonic vcrs which all have what appears to be bad video heads when you play. All of these vcrs are 1-4 years old and different model numbers. I don't have a video head tester to check the heads yet, (have not had a big need for one). I am wondering if others have seen a high failure rate with Panasonic video heads? Or is there something else I'm missing? Is there an easy method of determining if a video head is defective, without the tester? Needless to say I have cleaned and cleaned the heads to no avail. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you Wally Heise South Isle Repair ================================= Help make your TechAssist database better! Submit your fixes here: http://circuitwork.com/techassist/tip/#tips ================================= To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe