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My friend's combi has gone dumb
My friend has a small combi Tv and VCR which they've had for about a year. When they record and play back there is vision but no sound. If they play a pre-recorded tape it plays sound and vision.
Any ideas ???? Thanks. |
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Sounds simple enough, recording head is worn out or very dirty, if it needs replacing your talking about £30-£40.
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OK thanks suppose I could open it up and clean the heads.
Can't see the head wearing in a year it isn't used very much. I think I have Isopropanol somewhere. |
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More likely to by dirt rather than wear - an alcohol based spary onto a cotton bud usually does the trick - we were cleaning industry spec computer tape decks like this 40 yrs ago and there is nothing better since!
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I've cleaned the heads on my old VCR and used to do it with my old reel to reel tape recorders.
Not sure how to get into the combi 14" TV/Video will have a look next time I'm over to my friends. Phoned them and they said they'd try a tape cleaner but I said it's better to do it by hand. |
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Sounds simple enough, recording head is worn out or very dirty
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Or the heads may simply be out of alignment.
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