On Sat, 2008-08-09 at 21:20 -0400, Matthew Saltzman wrote:
*Denatured* alcohol!
Yes. For those unfamiliar with the term, the usual cleaning alcohols
that you can buy are deliberately *poisoned* to stop people drinking
them (go figure!). I had to convince the local pharmacist to give me
some
On 08/10/2008 02:44:05 AM, Tim wrote:
On Sat, 2008-08-09 at 21:20 -0400, Matthew Saltzman wrote:
*Denatured* alcohol!
Yes. For those unfamiliar with the term, the usual cleaning alcohols
that you can buy are deliberately *poisoned* to stop people drinking
them (go figure!). I had to
Thompson Freeman wrote:
...
As solvents, it is my impression that isopropyl alcohol and ethanol are
very similar. As such, I'm curious if the video engineers have tried
it.
In my spare time (!) I'm involved in a society for restoration
of old, Danish computers.
We have a ½ 9-track tape
Thompson Freeman wrote:
On 08/10/2008 02:44:05 AM, Tim wrote:
On Sat, 2008-08-09 at 21:20 -0400, Matthew Saltzman wrote:
*Denatured* alcohol!
Yes. For those unfamiliar with the term, the usual cleaning alcohols
that you can buy are deliberately *poisoned* to stop people
On Sunday 10 August 2008, Tim wrote:
On Sat, 2008-08-09 at 21:20 -0400, Matthew Saltzman wrote:
*Denatured* alcohol!
Yes. For those unfamiliar with the term, the usual cleaning alcohols
that you can buy are deliberately *poisoned* to stop people drinking
them (go figure!). I had to convince
On Sunday 10 August 2008, Mogens Kjaer wrote:
Thompson Freeman wrote:
...
As solvents, it is my impression that isopropyl alcohol and ethanol are
very similar. As such, I'm curious if the video engineers have tried
it.
In my spare time (!) I'm involved in a society for restoration
of old,
On Sun, 2008-08-10 at 06:59 -0400, Thompson Freeman wrote:
In commerce, however, you are just as likely to find isopropyl alcohol
as ethanol sold as rubbing alcohol. Since isopropyl is toxic, it is
more likely to be a fairly simple solution of isopropyl alcohol and
water. Here in the States,
Tim:
I don't think I'd be keen on using paint thinner, though.
Gene Heskett:
It works fine Tim, and at circa $8 a quart, or $17 a gallon at your
local ACE Hdwe, is a heck of a lot cheaper than paying $5 at the shack
for a 2 oz bottle that probably has some methyl chloride or MEK in it
too,
Gene Heskett wrote:
On Sunday 10 August 2008, Mogens Kjaer wrote:
Thompson Freeman wrote:
...
As solvents, it is my impression that isopropyl alcohol and ethanol are
very similar. As such, I'm curious if the video engineers have tried
it.
In my spare time (!) I'm involved in a
Tim wrote:
isopropyl/isopropanol (apparently the same thing,
but it'd donkey's years since I studied chemistry under crappy teachers)
The most official and correct name of the molecule
is 2-propanol. Isopropanol and isopropyl alcohol are also valid names
for the same substance. Isopropyl on
On Sunday 10 August 2008, Tim wrote:
Tim:
I don't think I'd be keen on using paint thinner, though.
Gene Heskett:
It works fine Tim, and at circa $8 a quart, or $17 a gallon at your
local ACE Hdwe, is a heck of a lot cheaper than paying $5 at the shack
for a 2 oz bottle that probably has some
On Sunday 10 August 2008, Steve Underwood wrote:
Gene Heskett wrote:
On Sunday 10 August 2008, Mogens Kjaer wrote:
Thompson Freeman wrote:
...
As solvents, it is my impression that isopropyl alcohol and ethanol are
very similar. As such, I'm curious if the video engineers have tried
it.
On Sunday 10 August 2008 04:43, John Aldrich wrote:
On Saturday 09 August 2008, Nigel Henry wrote:
On Saturday 09 August 2008 22:20, Frank Cox wrote:
On Sat, 09 Aug 2008 21:59:50 +0200
Nigel Henry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Any suggestions as to what I can use to manually clean the
Tim:
We had a bit of fun tripping down memory lane resurrecting a VTR to play
back something from 1974 just a few weeks back. That's a year before we
officially had colour TV in Australia, though I can see that some of the
recordings did have colour sub-carrier present. Somewhere I've got
On Sunday 10 August 2008 17:10, Tim wrote:
Tim:
We had a bit of fun tripping down memory lane resurrecting a VTR to play
back something from 1974 just a few weeks back. That's a year before we
officially had colour TV in Australia, though I can see that some of the
recordings did have
On Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:23:55 +0200
Nigel Henry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've got the old clean sheet, so tomorrow will cycle down to down, and
attempt
to explain in French at the local pharmacy, that I want to buy some pure
alcohol, and what it's for.
That's where I get mine. I buy it in
On Sunday 10 August 2008, Tim wrote:
Tim:
We had a bit of fun tripping down memory lane resurrecting a VTR to play
back something from 1974 just a few weeks back. That's a year before we
officially had colour TV in Australia, though I can see that some of the
recordings did have colour
On Sunday 10 August 2008, Nigel Henry wrote:
[...]
Link to the one I'm wanting to clean the video head on below. Link to image
borrowed from a site where someone is wanting to sell the whole shooting
match, including camera, and ac power supply for the lowly sum of £25.
Slight prob with the vcr's
On Sunday 10 August 2008 22:33, Nigel Henry wrote:
On Sunday 10 August 2008 21:19, Gene Heskett wrote:
On Sunday 10 August 2008, Nigel Henry wrote:
[...]
Link to the one I'm wanting to clean the video head on below. Link to
image borrowed from a site where someone is wanting to sell
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Gene Heskett wrote:
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Standard paint thinner alcohol is best, as is the chamois on a stick, wet
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you got me with the chamois.
i went thru just over 6 months total of ampex video school from 1968 thru 1969
on cameras, and 2 and 1 video tape.
Sorry for this totally OT ?
Some years ago, while on a boat in Belgium, which had a 3 phase shoreline,
some silly electrician who was going to work on the electrics, removed the
neutral first, which resulted in 400+ volts ending up in the tuner timer unit
of my Sony Betamax VCR, which killed
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Any suggestions as to what I can use to manually clean the video head? I'm
thinking cleaning fluids here.
_do_not_ use anything abrasive, as are head cleaning tapes.
pure grain alcohol or denatured alcohol only. no oil
On Saturday 09 August 2008, Nigel Henry wrote:
Sorry for this totally OT ?
Some years ago, while on a boat in Belgium, which had a 3 phase shoreline,
some silly electrician who was going to work on the electrics, removed the
neutral first, which resulted in 400+ volts ending up in the tuner timer
On Saturday 09 August 2008 22:27, g wrote:
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Nigel Henry wrote:
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Any suggestions as to what I can use to manually clean the video head?
I'm thinking cleaning fluids here.
_do_not_ use anything abrasive, as are head cleaning tapes.
pure
On Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:20:12 +0200
Nigel Henry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Is that based on the Get Smart TV show?
Yes.
If so I just love that show,
absolutely hilarious, and a whole bunch of laughs.
That would be it. You should find a theatre near you and go watch it.
Otherwise, you will
On Sat, 2008-08-09 at 14:20 -0600, Frank Cox wrote:
On Sat, 09 Aug 2008 21:59:50 +0200
Nigel Henry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Any suggestions as to what I can use to manually clean the video head? I'm
thinking cleaning fluids here.
Alcohol.
*Denatured* alcohol! And a Q-tip.
On Saturday 09 August 2008, Nigel Henry wrote:
On Saturday 09 August 2008 22:20, Frank Cox wrote:
On Sat, 09 Aug 2008 21:59:50 +0200
Nigel Henry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Any suggestions as to what I can use to manually clean the video head?
I'm thinking cleaning fluids here.
On Saturday 09 August 2008, g wrote:
Nigel Henry wrote:
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Any suggestions as to what I can use to manually clean the video head?
I'm thinking cleaning fluids here.
_do_not_ use anything abrasive, as are head cleaning tapes.
pure grain alcohol or denatured alcohol only. no oil base
On Saturday 09 August 2008, John Aldrich wrote:
On Saturday 09 August 2008, Nigel Henry wrote:
On Saturday 09 August 2008 22:20, Frank Cox wrote:
On Sat, 09 Aug 2008 21:59:50 +0200
Nigel Henry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Any suggestions as to what I can use to manually clean the video head?
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