Amazing. I opened up my RCA from circa 1993 and followed your instructions and it worked perfectly. First time the heads were cleaned. This is very easily done, don’t be intimidated.
Never put iopropyl alcohol on rubber parts like the pinch rollers. It will degrade the rubber, dry it out, and then you're screwed. Maybe just a moist cotton swab, and allow to thoroughly dry. As all rubber eventually deterioriates, this is something to consider.
Learned the hard way on cleaning printer rubber rollers’ ipa actually dries out rubber’ they make a special rubber roller rejuvenate for like $6 on Amazon printer roller cleaner
I tried to set up my Fathers old VCR and tapes (more than 20 years old) - tried running and got zero picture - on occasions "no signal" or some lines - totally despondent. Followed the video instructions and it worked!!! Fantastically. Thanks so much
This worked. I looked at the head and it looked clean. I did a very quick cleaning and it was just about 100%. There was a very tiny amount of black on the paper almost not notice able
I cleaned the drum 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.
I ended up cleaning my vcr in the clothes washer. Just remember to put it on gentle cycle with cool/warm water. Made watching my under water films much easier!
Hello Everyone 10 minutes ago (edited) I am a consumer electronics tech, now first of all the type of paper to use is new coffee filters and drip isopropyl alcohol on to the coffee filter, fold the filter in half place it flat with finger slite pusher against the video head cylinder and with another hand rotate the drum, then clean the audio and control head and pinch roller and capstan with cotton swabs soaked with alcohol, for now, leave the top cover off connect VCR to a monitor for test play.
I have two vhs jvc version HR-D721EN and both play with sound but black image, I already cleaned the heads and it's still the same, if I fast-forward there you can see the rain but then it's black with the play logo. any idea how to repair it or a circuit that is wrong. Thank you
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?
Don't use alcohol to clean the rubber. This will dry it out eventually. There is special rubber cleaner for tape decks that is available, not specifically for VCRs but for analog open reel audio decks, this should work fine.
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?
@@kajamalanuruthiralingam5643 , so you are saying that a "static" audio sound being heard when the VCR cover is placed on top of the unit has to do with the tracking? ... The VCR actually has Auto Tracking. I tried resetting the Auto Tracking and that did not solve the audio problem.
@@angelsmyre4647 there are head cleaning kits you can buy and just like a tape you stick in you machine and as it plays through it cleans the heads on the vcr. i'm not sure if they are still easy to come by though. I don't think its as thorough but it might do the trick
@@foxkocreates Yeah this is the best way for my little people to look at things without scratching DVDS. Maybe I can get some of those long stick Q-tips and try and clean it. I'm scared to buy a VHS. cleaner online and it doesn't work. Waste of money. Thanks 👍
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I had some problems with my VCR the other day and when I tried to put the tape in it has some static lines on the VCR. It would be the VCR Head is dirty
IT WORKED, my Hitachi camcorder used to work but then I used cotton swabs to clean the head and it never worked after that, tried this and the paper was dirty and it showed video!!
my problem is the viceo will not ply and the audio is fine. i switched wires and vcrs and the new one worked fine and old one no video, any suggestions? cleaning?
Might be more than a head cleaning issue. Cleaning the head is just for getting rid of video noise. If you don't have any video, the VCR might have an electrical issue.
Seems like a pain to do this every time. Head cleaning tapes often do the trick, but for the more stubborn funk, I taped four Q-Tips to the end of a pencil, drip the alcohol on the tips, and get in through the tape door and keep turning the heads while cleaning them up n' down - - - like brushing teeth. Then let it dry, and that usually works. Been doing that for years. I guess as a last resort I would pull the cover and really clean the heads with tissue or Q-Tips and 91% alc.
Yes, this is VERY important. Medical grade alcohol or ethanol. Do NOT ever use Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA) to clean video heads. IPA contains substances that will leave a residue on your heads after the liquid evaporates, and this will damage the tapes you play. Also never, ever use cotton buds/q-tips. Lint free swabs only.
im pretty sure you want to use isopropyl . you might be confusing it with rubbing alcohol which contains impurity's. iso is only distilled water and alcohol
I’ve never had a problem using them. Majority of people say not to but I don’t really get where there coming from. The liquid is not actually rubbing alcohol. It’s a mix of rubbing alcohol and trichlorotrifluooethane.
Use 90% isopropyl alcohol. Not ethanol. Dont use paper or towels with lint that can be deposited on the video heads. Now if there was a way to safely clean mold off the actual tapes, that'd be awesome. Ivr had to throw out dozens of VHS tapes due to mold growing on the tape itself.
Amazing. I opened up my RCA from circa 1993 and followed your instructions and it worked perfectly. First time the heads were cleaned. This is very easily done, don’t be intimidated.
Never put iopropyl alcohol on rubber parts like the pinch rollers. It will degrade the rubber, dry it out, and then you're screwed. Maybe just a moist cotton swab, and allow to thoroughly dry. As all rubber eventually deterioriates, this is something to consider.
Learned the hard way on cleaning printer rubber rollers’ ipa actually dries out rubber’ they make a special rubber roller rejuvenate for like $6 on Amazon printer roller cleaner
I use windex is work well
You can also recondition the rubber with 303.
Just ran across the video looking for tips on cleaning a VCR in order to transfer VHS tapes to DVD, and it worked superbly.
Cut your paper with scissors and fold it, DO NOT tear it because small fragments can stick in the head slots and make things even worse!
I tried to set up my Fathers old VCR and tapes (more than 20 years old) - tried running and got zero picture - on occasions "no signal" or some lines - totally despondent. Followed the video instructions and it worked!!! Fantastically. Thanks so much
Thanks for the video! I had 3 more vhs c tapes to convert and all I got was audio. This worked perfectly!
Hi...i want to convert my vhs too. U got any recommendations which hardware to use? Thanks so much
Been using this method for almost a year now, totally recommended 👍
Thank you thank you thank you, my husband followed your instructions on cleaning my VCR. And now it works perfectly!!!
Well who use vcp now. Bec those are tape driven nowadays everything is digital. We do have vcp but no use.. How are you using
This worked. I looked at the head and it looked clean. I did a very quick cleaning and it was just about 100%. There was a very tiny amount of black on the paper almost not notice able
tried this just now and this worked perfectly!! thank you so much!!!
Use 70-90% alcohol and microfiber. Worked great for me.
I cleaned the drum 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.
Thank you for the opening credit! :) Always a joy to hear my work in the wild.
Okay so can you use a foam applicator brush? alcohol won't melt foam and it will apply the alcohol more evenly on the VCR heads don't you think?
I ended up cleaning my vcr in the clothes washer. Just remember to put it on gentle cycle with cool/warm water. Made watching my under water films much easier!
Hello Everyone
10 minutes ago (edited)
I am a consumer electronics tech, now first of all the type of paper to use is new coffee filters and drip isopropyl alcohol on to the coffee filter, fold the filter in half place it flat with finger slite pusher against the video head cylinder and with another hand rotate the drum, then clean the audio and control head and pinch roller and capstan with cotton swabs soaked with alcohol, for now, leave the top cover off connect VCR to a monitor for test play.
you have to put flat of surface of the paper on the side of head then rotate the upper drum you would feel the head pass through when you rotate
Sure miss those fun days of going to video store and hanging around talking to people and renting videos. be kind and rewind...
Thank you so much! My VCR is working much better now!
You were supposed to do this every 20 hours? Oh my god, the birthdays you'd miss cleaning your vcr
Will this remove mold from the VCR? I put a moldy tape in by accident and cleaned it with this method.
I have two vhs jvc version HR-D721EN and both play with sound but black image, I already cleaned the heads and it's still the same, if I fast-forward there you can see the rain but then it's black with the play logo. any idea how to repair it or a circuit that is wrong. Thank you
on my vcr the picture is fine, but the audio gets very low sometimes. how do I fix that?
You have mono vcr?
I have mono and same happend to me
@@reaperburnout5694 thanks. That makes sense. I will search for a stereo vcr and hopefully that will fix the problem.
asdfHarpies how’d it go?
@@TomPlotagon you asked at the perfect time. Yesterday the hi-fi stereo VCR I ordered arrived and it works perfectly and totally solved the problem.
asdfHarpies oh great!
can I use 70° surgical alcohol to clean the heads
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?
Well this corrected if your VCR is eating your tapes, I will give this a try, hopefully it will clean it out and stop eating my tapes
Thanks a lot for this video. It helped with my Bang & Olufsen VCR too! 🙂
what kind of alchol do i uise can normal rubbing alcohol work??
Yes.
Don't use alcohol to clean the rubber. This will dry it out eventually. There is special rubber cleaner for tape decks that is available, not specifically for VCRs but for analog open reel audio decks, this should work fine.
Mine is tearing up tapes. Will this help mine?
No, it needs mode switch cleaned.
I could not tell what you were doing with the folded paper. Maybe a different camera angle.
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?
Michael Zoran static means the heads still dirty
not really that means tracking problem
@@kajamalanuruthiralingam5643 , so you are saying that a "static" audio sound being heard when the VCR cover is placed on top of the unit has to do with the tracking? ... The VCR actually has Auto Tracking. I tried resetting the Auto Tracking and that did not solve the audio problem.
Michael Zoran look at vhs tape alignment video correction on p2 and p3 adjumenta
@@kajamalanuruthiralingam5643 Do you have a link to what you are referring to? Is that a video?
But how do you clean it in this manner when the VHS is inside a tv? 📼 📺?
I have one in my kids room please help??
eject the tape first?
@@foxkocreates
The tape is out but cleaning inside isn't easy because the VHS PLAYER is made into the tv. It's all together.
@@angelsmyre4647 oh I get you. That's something I wonder as well as i'm actually looking to pick up a tv with inbuilt vcr too
@@angelsmyre4647 there are head cleaning kits you can buy and just like a tape you stick in you machine and as it plays through it cleans the heads on the vcr. i'm not sure if they are still easy to come by though. I don't think its as thorough but it might do the trick
@@foxkocreates
Yeah this is the best way for my little people to look at things without scratching DVDS. Maybe I can get some of those long stick Q-tips and try and clean it. I'm scared to buy a VHS. cleaner online and it doesn't work. Waste of money. Thanks 👍
Clean top of your VHS too , Be Clean.
Great video everything proven VCR players cleaning tapes vhs movies VCR belts everything now days are online now days everything proven am buying vhs movies VCR belts VCR players cleaning tapes offline now days from my phone
I had some problems with my VCR the other day and when I tried to put the tape in it has some static lines on the VCR. It would be the VCR Head is dirty
Well who use vcp now. Bec those are tape driven nowadays everything is digital. We do have vcp but no use.. How are you using
IT WORKED, my Hitachi camcorder used to work but then I used cotton swabs to clean the head and it never worked after that, tried this and the paper was dirty and it showed video!!
YES! It WORKS GREAT!
THANK YOU!
my problem is the viceo will not ply and the audio is fine. i switched wires and vcrs and the new one worked fine and old one no video, any suggestions? cleaning?
Might be more than a head cleaning issue. Cleaning the head is just for getting rid of video noise. If you don't have any video, the VCR might have an electrical issue.
You can try rotating the roller guides with a screwdriver.
Can I use any alcohol
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I am getting sound but no video what is causing that
Seems like a pain to do this every time. Head cleaning tapes often do the trick, but for the more stubborn funk, I taped four Q-Tips to the end of a pencil, drip the alcohol on the tips, and get in through the tape door and keep turning the heads while cleaning them up n' down - - - like brushing teeth. Then let it dry, and that usually works. Been doing that for years. I guess as a last resort I would pull the cover and really clean the heads with tissue or Q-Tips and 91% alc.
How do you turn it from the door? With the qtips?
I tried a cleaning tape on my vhs camcorder but the picture still flickered
91% alcohol and chamois swabs
Yes, this is VERY important. Medical grade alcohol or ethanol. Do NOT ever use Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA) to clean video heads. IPA contains substances that will leave a residue on your heads after the liquid evaporates, and this will damage the tapes you play. Also never, ever use cotton buds/q-tips. Lint free swabs only.
im pretty sure you want to use isopropyl . you might be confusing it with rubbing alcohol which contains impurity's. iso is only distilled water and alcohol
You can buy vcr cleaner at the smut shops. It's not only good for cleanin!
What about those Allsop VCR head cleaning tapes that you wet with alcohol and run to clean the heads?
I heard those are a no no to use. I know we used one in the past on a dirty VCR and it made it worse actually. Id suggest not to use it.
I’ve never had a problem using them. Majority of people say not to but I don’t really get where there coming from. The liquid is not actually rubbing alcohol. It’s a mix of rubbing alcohol and trichlorotrifluooethane.
The inside of a VCR is wild
Absolutely... Check out this video from Technology Connections along that same tune ruclips.net/video/KfuARMCyTvg/видео.html
can ise a q-tip instead of the paper
@@PixelPluse879 Not recommended. The Q-Tip cotton can easily get caught on the head and make things worse.
Can you use 100% isopropyl alcohol?
You can use only 100% alcohol.
The issue that I am having is the picture shaking on the screen don’t know if that is a cleaning issue
That sounds like a tracking issue
It's a tracking issue. You need to rotate the roller guides until the signal works correctly.
Thats great. Keep it up idol.. it's working thank you.
Use 90% isopropyl alcohol. Not ethanol. Dont use paper or towels with lint that can be deposited on the video heads. Now if there was a way to safely clean mold off the actual tapes, that'd be awesome. Ivr had to throw out dozens of VHS tapes due to mold growing on the tape itself.
Can we use the petrol instead of Alcohol???? plz tell me...
No, you should use only rubbing alcohol.
Maybe you're so get a can of compressed air to get all the dust out
what was the wrong way to do it?
He was cleaning them with a hammer
Testing ??????
Thank you very much this video helped me out
I have a video head cleaner can I just put a few drops of isopropyl alcohol on it?
Eloise J did you ever try it? Did it work?
I am experiencing the same problem
It work for me thanks!
No alcohol on rubber please - it will destroy the rubber!
I think acetone is better. It makes the rubber a bit sticky again and cleans it without drying it out.
Best paper you can use si Coffee filter paper with the 99% alcohol on it.
the P2 guide and p3 shows tape align if the tape alingment is not correct then there is problen
Thanks this works
Don't worry now I have 1 TB hard disk
Thanks!
Is there any substitute to isopropyl alcohol?
PEANUT BUTTER ?????
Never use paper. Its too abrasive. Use a microfiber cloth with 90% isopropyl alcohol
Not the technique I would use personally.
Sir I need L15 vcr head
You will destroy your vcr doing this. Buy the head cleaning kit for the love of god!
Need 70-99% alcohol!!!! Yeah get your skin oil all over the rubber rollers also,NOT!
Use device LEDs, as VCR frequencies!
XY=Secure frequencies as, canvas VCR: frame indicator!
Secure: Messages or "Leftovers!" as the, Reverses!
Z=Indicate secure: LEDs of devices as, "Music Notes!"
You use: VCR tape cleaner-- man! Never touch any metal, that gets electrified-- it ruins it, as film.
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