Army is off for the weekend, 9 to 5 job...with weekends off. ;-) -Ed- Tel-Tek Electronics Midland, Ont. Canada. teltek2@xxxxxxxxxxxx "Quality will be remembered, long after Price is forgotten" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Trumbla" <ktrumbla@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 3:32 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: VCR Self-Cleaning Mechanisms > > Gary is right ! All those stupid things do is turn into a rolling grinding > wheel. I have seen dozens of scored drums because of it. Anyway, have a > steak and a cool one ! The weather is great today and I don't see a tank or > soldier anywhere :) > > Keith Trumbla > O/O B.E.M Electronics Est.1954 > 839 Ellice ave. > Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada R3G 0C3 > Ph.(204)775-2875 Fax(204) 774-9192 > Mail to : ktrumbla@xxxxxxxxxxx > > > >From: Gary McCartney <number63@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Reply-To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >Subject: [TechAssist] Re: VCR Self-Cleaning Mechanisms > >Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2002 14:02:47 -0400 > > > > > >I think they are a gimmick so the manufacturer can advertise "self > >cleaning heads" but to me they look like they don't really do much, > >especially after the roller gets chewed up. I've been removing them from > >the mechanism. > > > > > > > >Gary McCartney > > > >McCartney Electronics > >7134 Fife Rd, RR 7 > >Guelph Ontario Canada N1H 6J4 > >Fax: (519)821-1530 > >email: number63 (at) inetsonic.com > > > > > > > > > >SRFANDTRF@xxxxxxx wrote: > > > > > > Hello all, > > > I would like to know what some of you think about the self-cleaning > >rollers > > > on some VCR's. I have just finished replacing video heads in two > >time-lapse > > > VCR's that were not that old and suspect damage by the cleaning roller > >pad. > > > I think I remember seeing some of you say that you remove them. > > > Thank you for your input. > > > > > > Donald J. De Sario > > > Surf & Turf Servicing > > > 4936 Provens Dr. > > > Akron, Ohio 44319 > > > 330-896-4188 > > > SRFANDTRF@xxxxxxx > > > > > > ------------------------------------------ > > > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > > > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > > > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > > > http://www.tech-assist.org/change.html > > > ------------------------------------------ > > > ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** > > > Submit Repair Tips here: > > > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ > > > >-- > >------------------------------------------ > >To REMOVE your email address, click here: > > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > >To CHANGE your email address, click here: > > http://www.tech-assist.org/change.html > >------------------------------------------ > >***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** > >Submit Repair Tips here: > >http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > ------------------------------------------ > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/change.html > ------------------------------------------ > ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** > Submit Repair Tips here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ ------------------------------------------ To REMOVE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html To CHANGE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/change.html ------------------------------------------ ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/