In a message dated 11/20/01 1:43:05 AM Eastern Standard Time, sifcamp@xxxxxxxxxx writes: << 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 ----------------------- Headers -------------------------------- Return-Path: <techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Received: from rly-zd03.mx.aol.com (rly-zd03.mail.aol.com [172.31.33.227]) by air-zd05.mail.aol.com (v82.22) with ESMTP id MAILINZD51-1120014305; Tue, 20 Nov 2001 01:43:05 -0500 Received: from turing.freelists.org (168-215-193-75.dslindiana.com [168.215.193.75]) by rly-zd03.mx.aol.com (v82.22) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINZD310-1120013940; Tue, 20 Nov 2001 01:39:40 -0500 Received: from turing.(none) (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (FreeLists Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 7CAEE8423F; Tue, 20 Nov 2001 01:39:48 -0500 (EST) Received: with LISTAR (v1.0.0; list techassist); Tue, 20 Nov 2001 01:39:21 -0500 (EST) Delivered-To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Received: from seagull.cpinternet.com (mail.cpinternet.com [209.240.224.4]) by turing.freelists.org (FreeLists Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 6579584210 for <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Tue, 20 Nov 2001 01:39:18 -0500 (EST) Received: from ecenet.com ([216.251.171.38]) by seagull.cpinternet.com (8.12.0/8.12.0) with ESMTP id fAK6cw8i002898 for <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Tue, 20 Nov 2001 00:38:59 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <3BF9FAB3.9A586C96@xxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 00:39:47 -0600 From: Wally Heise <sifcamp@xxxxxxxxxx> X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en]C-CCK-MCD {CP Internet} (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [TechAssist] Question reguarding Panasonic VCRs Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-archive-position: 5401 X-listar-version: Listar v1.0.0 Sender: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Errors-To: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx X-original-sender: sifcamp@xxxxxxxxxx Precedence: normal Reply-To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx X-list: techassist >> Cleaning and cleaning is probably why they are all bad. Next time just play a new unrecorded tape all the way through on the tough ones if a wet cleaning tape doesn't do the trick. Never NEVER use a dry cleaning tape. Hollis ================================= 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