How to clean your VCR
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- If your picture or audio is really lousy try cleaning your VCR components like the video head and audio head. Just use regular rubbing alcohol or denatured alcohol. I would advise against using acetone as it may melt plastic components. Good luck and ALWAYS MAKE SURE IT'S UNPLUGGED!
Please do not use a cloth on the video head. Cloths have fibers which can catch on the head and might rip it out as you spin it. The correct way is take a small strip of copy paper and wet it with alcohol. Hold it against the Video drum and spin it counter clockwise. Do not put too much pressure against the head with your finger as you can damage it. Put enough pressure to make sure it makes contact with the head. Spin several times, check paper if its dirty get a clean sheet and repeat. Do this until the copy paper is clear.
MRV Rat normal A4 printer paper?
Yes, clean with a normal blank paper.
MRV Rat I used to have a VHS head cleaner when I was a little lad
How can you damage please answer my comment I’m worried I damaged my vcr
I used packaged alcohol wipes for when you want to disinfect a cut. Is that okay?
thank you it worked it cleaned up my VCR today! it means a lot for me!
I am hoping vcrs make a comeback just like vinyl records and record players, and cassette tapes have.
I recently picked up a used Sony Trinitron TV with stand and the original VCR over a month ago. Yesterday I hooked up VCR put a tape in but all I get is a snow screen and no sound. I ordered a cleaning tape on ebay. I even have the original remote that does TV and VCR..
I have thousands of Rock Concerts!
I hope so, with an upgrade, as a digital VHS (D-VHS)
Opie Krumpus I have a mixed reaction because they will start to make cheap videos that people will fall into buying them when they get home it’s gonna be terrible quality but if they don’t follow that path and buy like the good brands like Sony Sampson and other brands they will have a great sound and of course video Quality so I don’t know if they pulled off…
Even if its as the hdmi capable and certain models of the dvh's or aka D-VHS and also D-Theatre make a comeback for being higher quality than dvd was before they made player that had or were an are upscaling from 480i or 480p cuz 720p and 1080i are ate least the compatible resolutions of the dvh's decks that have the tapes come in sizes of up to 50 GIGABYTES for holding on ONE TAPE
Dvd is only commonly if in single layer forms in 7 or 8 gigabytes of data holding capacity.
Thank you very simple and not hardly anyone to show and tell what the parts are thank you. Got my sound back on my VCR. Number 1 video.
Thanks for this video I have a had a VCR sitting around for the past five years and didn't know what to do with I ended up using a lens wipe
Thanks for the guide. You helped save my favorite VCR
thanks! easy to follow and fixed my problem with my picture. Was using old vhs tapes that were obviously dirty!
Thank You for posting this, I needed to clean mine for transferring old home vhs to dvd and it is hard to find vcr's to do that anymore. Thanks for this it was easy to follow and do !
Always used a small piece of chamoi leather (smooth side), less chance of getting fibres stuck in head mechanism from a cloth. Q-tips (cotton buds) and cloth for other parts absolutely way to go. Camera lens blower also useful ;) Isopropyl or any other alchohol cleaner for electrical components is fine. Pity we don't have more straight forward to-the-point videos like this anymore.
thanks for making it to the point !
This is a fantastic simple video.
Saved my Toshiba rdxv60.
brilliant thank you! worked a charm...
COTTON CLOTH? BAD ADVICE!
Why?
@@neonnoodle1169
Because the fibers from the cloth can get hung up in the heads a literally destroy them. Same goes for Qtips.
This realy helped me thanks!
Removed al lot of white artifacts from videos.
Excellent, straight to the point. Thanks.
Thanks for this. Needed this information to clean my vcr
Thanks this helps a lot I was just using a microfibre cloth before!
For goodness sake... at least use 91% or 99% alcohol... and don't use a cloth with fibers. Texwipes are the best, and paper is a good second choice. A rubber cleaner and conditioner is also a good idea for the rubber roller which is most likely shiny and cracked after sitting around for a few decades.
There's a lot of conflicting information out there about this specific issue.
You said Texwipes, which is new. So far, I've heard that you either use a chamois stick (with whatever foam on a stick thing used for cleaning sale lenses as a close second) or printer paper.
I have actual chamois leather, printer paper, microfiber cloth for reading glasses, and Kimwipes. Alongside 99% alcohol. Some have said to not use anything paper. Others advocate for it.
At this point, I don't even know any good way of cleaning heads aside from throwing the old ones out and scouring the depths of the Internet for new old stock parts.
WRONG never use cloth or qtips on video head use paper with alcohol ccw wise
Dude! I am working on that exact model of vcr! Thank you for the video!
VERY nice and helpful video. Thank you for making it.
This was very helpful. Thank you.
The little removable head cleaner part you held towards the end of your video has disintegrated in my vcr. Is this part replaceable?
OK ...it's not a mater of age (old Fart stuff) it has to do with access to VHS tapes we still need our VCR machine to be able to play certain tapes that are not on DVD.. or maybe to transfer the source on VHS to DVD .. you get it now pinheads .. ok
+GUITARARENA all too happy to jump to dvd that gave huge access to anime and took less space-now loading up on hard drives. yet just got vcr that plays both pal/ntsc as some anime dubs never moved to dvd before they were replaced by new ones as copyrights changed. hope i find more stuff to do with it so its worth the cost though (family tapes anyone?)
just wanted to say ' Thank You '
Should rubber renew be used on the roller to keep it new? Or will that affect the feed of the tape
Perhaps you should change the title to: HOW NOT TO CLEAN YOUR VCR. ...You used Q-Tips & a Cloth for the Video Head???????
I used to do this as a kid. I don’t even know how I knew to do this. I think I might have just went off a hunch because it worked for Nintendo’s cartridges.
The inside of a VCR is wild
I got a buzzing noise in the right hi-fi channel after doing this.
How come every time I try to do this I f- up the whole machine to the point it wont even work any more. I must have ruined a dozen vcrs trying to clean the internal mechanisms.
I cleaned the head with paper and 99% rubbing alcohol but the paper continually is dirty and the dirt is not diminishing. I don't know if this is a good or bad sign or what I should do.
Great video, I have a Samsung VHS player and it has an issue, the audio is perfect but the picture flickers and produces a horizonal lines across screen, I have tried to clean the tape path (head spools , I have also removed the tape cleaner, but the flicker persists), and ideas? It has auto tracking and this does not remedy, It was working fine until a few months ago, clear picture etc. Many thanks.
Fantastic work!!!
Would dirty heads cause a vcr to lose power when pressing play?
no
Hi, thanks for this video, I was able to bring my machine back to life. However, my head cleaning pad (roller) has disintegrated. Any suggestions on what I can use as a replacement? Or where I could get a replacement? Apparently running a tape without only last for a minute or two.
Mine has disintegrated too.
I've had my VCR since 2003, (bought it from Circuit City; remember that place?), so the head cleaner probably went through some rough times.
I'm hoping to get a replacement or just use a dried sponge or something.
should i bother cleaning the heads if the picture and audio only have trouble on really old tapes? i'm trying to digitize some old tapes, but on a few of them the audio gets really low and the picture gets a little fuzzy. but with new tapes, or just tapes that weren't used very much, everything is fine.
Then it seems your old tapes are bad, not your VCR.
@@AlbertoEAF I ended up getting a different VCR and the problem went away.
tis worked for me. all parts cleaned using wound cleaner. for a skin burn? i had no alcohol , including that clear part
In the last part of you video you took of the small yellow head cleaner. Your was fairly clean so you put it back on. Mine is really dirty. Do you have suggestion on what I can do? Can I clean it or do I need to replace it?
I would take it off since you don't need it since you can just clean the head yourself if you start getting head problems. The dirt and fibres on the cleaner will damage and dirty the heads over time.
Very well done. Thank you!
When I took mine apart, there was a disintegrated piece of foam where yours had that spongy bit you called the head cleaner. What happens if there is nothing on it? My foam just blew away when I sprayed air in it.
Mine also did this, I came to the comments to find an answer
HI. I'm trying to transfer some vhs film to dvd. Problem I have with a cpl of tapes? is that the audio is either very poor or it is just a buzzing/humming noise that I get. If you have any idea's on how I might be able to sort it out? I'd be really grateful. Many thanks.
What about methalated spirits.?
your cleaning it at first and cleaning the other parts with the same q tip
I noticed that, very bad practise which everyone will follow.
I am not trying to be a smart ass, but regardless of the price of the VHS player, it's nice that it works when we want it to work. Highly recommend you DO NOT use the q-tip vertically on the heads horizontal with the head surface and isopropyl alcohol is no bueno. Use denatured alcohol which has no water in the mix. Thanks for sharing your video.
I'm actually trying to sort mine, as it seems to play/stop by itself. I checked other VHS tapes and it's defiantly the VCR that needs a repair. Will cleaning it like this help fix my issue!?
How can I clean a VCR that is built into the TV? Thanks.
vcr is vcr
Jenny the way I used to clean my vcr, was by taking a Q-tip dipping it and alcohol and lather it on the exposed VHS film. Afterwards... Put the tape in the VCR and let it play for like 30 seconds, on the part that you cleaned with the alcohol. Like the guy said... Just clean the parts that come in contact with the tape. So why not just put alcohol on the film itself cuz it will come in contact with the VCR.
@@bobayersquebec Every 60 seconds in Africa a minute passes.
I would think the back should come off for you to access the head etc..
Nice job and TYVM.
yeahhhhhh this actually worked for me!
the VSH movies are better quality than DVD, they last longer, more romantic
I've had a Sharp VC-H993U 4-Head Hi-Fi Stereo VCR for 2 months now, and the Hi-Fi Audio on the right speaker seems to be completely crackling while the left speaker is alright, since it is Hi-Fi Audio, its coming from the video drum, but will cleaning it fix the issue, P.S. the picture is completely fine
+LuckeeMan99 You should clean the head drum first. Also make sure to clean the linear audio/control head. To get perfect audio on VHS and Beta hi-fi, the tracking must be perfect or you will get crackling sound and sometimes the VCR will switch from hi-fi to mono.
Fivos Sakellis Thanks!
Did you notice a difference in the picture,? I'd like to do it myself but need to know that it does make a noticeable difference.
so thats mean it was nt the problem maybe ur tapes...
Yes, it worked for me.
Hi there.
Last night we were watching a few old videos from holidays as kids etc, they were working fine.
Then I tried a different video and it sounded terrible, really muffled and muddy. So I went back to the tape we originally watched and the sound had gone muffled on that too.
I have tried to clean everything but the sound just will not clear up on any tape.
Is there something I am missing??
Thanks in advance.
Was the muffled one ever improperly stored? Could be mould on that one - lift the flap of the vhs and compare the tape with one you definitely know works. How did you clean the head of your vcr? With a cleaning cassette or like this video (excellently) suggests?
Is there a way to remove the erase head? Or should you just make sure the tape itself has the tab removed?
It would be easier to disable the record button itself. Also, the erase head is only part of the recording process. The record heads would still write a signal to the tape... making it unwatchable.
Already did the q-tips and rubbing alcohol, still has lines when a tape is played like the tracking is bad off, I adjusted the tracking but that did not help. it looks exactly like the lines you see when the fracking is off-kilter.
I've just had the same problem, could be that the heads have been damaged. I know people who have used just a non fibre cloth with some LCD screen cleaner sprayed on it (don't spray too much though) or onto paper it has cleaned the heads up, but on my recent VCR I bought it seems to do no good, and I've video experts and they've told me the heads may've been damaged. I haven't yet tried a head cleaner tape as I don't have one.
@@Embracing01
Looking at the heads they look perfect no scratches, no dings, nothing to indicate any damage at all, and they look perfectly clean. I have a Sanyo DVD/VCR recorder that works fine so the other unit can sit in the closet until I can find a working VCR head cleaner.
@@dennishagans6339 Try cleaning a bit more, using white paper (not a cloth) and spray some 99.9 % isopropyl on.
i found this gunk, i believe it was a greenish color, in spots around my vcr. Not a crazy amount of it was in there. Any idea what that could be?
Mold
Do you know what is the purpose of the thin lines on the drum surface? Thanks.
3 years late but it’s to elevate the tape and avoid excess friction on the video heads by creating a superficial cushion of air underneath it as the head drum spins
What about oiling?
Could you use vinegar if alcohol isn't readily available?
no
thank you
QUESTION: I cleaned the VCR heads similar to what is done in this video. I used paper and the 91% rubbing alcohol. The tapes played with improved video and audio. Everything seemed fine. But then I put the cover back on the VCR and the video problems and audio problems returned. I then cleaned the heads again. This time when I put the cover on the VCR the video problems no longer existed, but there was still a slight "static" hiss type of noise. This happens EVERY TIME. I have tried this over a dozen times and the moment I place the cover onto the VCR while a tape is playing, the static "hiss" starts to be there. What is causing this and how can it be corrected?
Have you tried adjusting the tracking? Try cleaning the audio head again with 99.9% alcohol . Sometimes the audio head is not perfectly aligned with the tape path and so the sound is not picked up perfectly. Also some tapes become damaged due to storage and wear.
@@kingshearer2 I did try changing the tracking manually. That VCR was a really deluxe one from 1992. It was a 4-Head Hi-Fi Sony. It also had some form of "Auto Tracking."
use 99.9% alcohol
When you wipe the head at 1:56, is the cloth wet or dry?
+todd cushing It seens to be wet. That's the purpose of the alcohol.
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If you have one...use one of those cleaning cloths they give you when buy news glasses to clean the video heads. No lint or fibers with those. Oh, and remove and throw away those automatic head cleaner things some VCRs have. The whole arm unclips, throw it all away.
I've just been using a glasses cloth to clean the heads of my 6 head VHS recorder, and also paper, but nothing seems to help clear the fuzzy and jumpy picture up which was working fine until 2 days ago until I tried a tape which started to make it all jumpy. The image looks like bad tracking or clogged heads, but no amount of tracking stabilises the video. I've been told it could the heads have been damaged.
@@Embracing01 so did you give up or find the reason why? Experiencing similar stuff
@@bruno9663 Hi, yeah since my comment the heads have been fine, think it was just a temporary issue. Normally I find the cleaning of the heads doesn't work straight away but will clear up eventually. I find the best way is to clean the heads manually, I know some will disagree. Wish I could get my Panasonic VHS/DVD recorder combi working as that machine was really good at dealing with bad tape jumps.
Mucho helpful, Thanx.
70% Rubbing Alcohol
Thank you sir!
What we're the two types of Alcohol?
Isopropyl (the best) and ethanol (the cheapest).
That's an Emerson VCR i have one
already clean the head few times,but when put tape for play it will play few seconds and then no more picture only showing- problem head status-,what to do?
a damp with alchohol cotton cloth IS PERFECTLY FINE, chill.
Il sistema autopulente toglilo,non serve a nulla,toglilo,le testine vanno pulite manualmente,come tu hai fatto,ma non con quel panno,con un pezzo di carta imbevuto di alcol isopropilico
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if only people still used VCR's...
I use Beta
8 mm for me
I have a Panasonic vcr that my friends gave me for watching their dog. Made in 1997 still works
If only millennials would shut the fuck up, and respect there elders
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Bad advise
REMOVE THE VCR HEAD CLEANER!! It can damage your VCR!
Help! My head cleaner vanished, i guess is because all of the years of use, and now the vhs doesn’t work. I mean, it turns on but theres no video and if there’s a video it’s really bad. So, i just want to know, is that because of the head cleaner?
@@javierafernandez5268 clean the heads
Bad video. Cotton cloth can rip video head. Clean sheet of paper won't.
Sit down and give your mind a rest.