I've noticed Panasonic heads wear out quicker!I never had a head tester,never felt the need for one,and certainly not now,with vcr's going down the tubes. al ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wally Heise" <sifcamp@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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 > ================================= > 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 > ================================= 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