sometimes when they are really dirty you have to let them play for 10 = minutes or even more of course after you clean the heads. then you will = see the video coming back little by little. Rafael Gallegos Lead electronics technician Rockford corp. >>> radiodok@xxxxxxx 11/20/01 06:27PM >>> doc I do agree with a good cleaning I usually try a few times with head = cleaning=20 fluid if no result I will try 409 (yes 409 household cleaner)just dry = the=20 drum after,as alast resort try contact cleaner. if one pickup is bad you will get a noisy picture sometime even a clear = band=20 of picture at the bottom. >From: George Winters <littletiger67@xxxxxxxxx> >Reply-To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=20 >To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=20 >Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Question reguarding Panasonic VCRs >Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 12:59:46 -0800 (PST) > > > Howdy Wally, >If the heads are bad there won't be any video showing on the screen, if = you=20 >have even and inch of video showing on the screen the heads are good, = clean=20 >them again. I've had some vcrs unit in my shop that would have to be=20 >cleaned 6 times to clean the heads out. Hope this help you. >George Winters Jr. >GLW CUSTOM ELECTRONICS >TN. > Jeff Dougherty <jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >Wally, >If these things have the spongy self cleaners..this is more than likely = the >cause. What a sales gimmick! > > >Jeff >mailto:Jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.9-11-2001tragedy.com=20 >FAX 1-413-280-0677 >Intrepid Video & Electronics >Harrisburg, PA 17111 >717-909-8844 >www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net www.thetoolcaddy.com=20 >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Wally Heise" >To: >Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 1:39 AM >Subject: [TechAssist] Question reguarding Panasonic VCRs > > > > > > 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 > > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > > Help make your TechAssist database better! > > Submit your fixes here: http://circuitwork.com/techassist/tip/#tips=20 > > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > > To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: > > techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dunsubscribe=20 > > > > > >=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D >Help make your TechAssist database better! >Submit your fixes here: http://circuitwork.com/techassist/tip/#tips=20 >=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D >To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: >mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dunsubscribe=20 > > > >--------------------------------- >Do You Yahoo!? >Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. > >=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D >Help make your TechAssist database better! >Submit your fixes here: http://circuitwork.com/techassist/tip/#tips=20 >=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D >To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: >mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dunsubscribe=20 > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp= =20 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Help make your TechAssist database better! =20 Submit your fixes here: http://circuitwork.com/techassist/tip/#tips=20 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dunsubscribe=20 ================================= Help make your TechAssist database better! Submit your fixes here: http://circuitwork.com/techassist/tip/#tips ================================= To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe