Weird VHS problem
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My daughter gave me a VHS tape with some camcorder home footage on it for me to copy to DVD via my pioneer 520. The tape played OK for a few minutes then went to sound only with just snowy lines. Any other tape I tried to play in the VHS machine would only play sound so I suspected the VHS machine. However I tried the same tape in two other VHS machines and have got the same results. Now between us we have 3 VHS machines that wont show pictures from ANY tape. Is it known for a single tape to mess up machines in this way?
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Paschal
I have some head cleaning sticks which are small pieces of chamois stuck onto plastic. I bought them years ago and have tried to replace them without success. You moisten it slightly with head cleaning fluid and then, as I say, clean the heads very gently.
Don't try to play a tape for an hour or so after cleaning to allow the fluid to completely evaporate otherwise you will dissolve the oxide on the tape and make matters worse.