How to clean the tape transport in a VCR.

[@giuseppelavecchia775]

Hai fatto MOLTO bene a eliminare il sistema autopulente,la spugnetta dell'autopulente,quando e' sporca,non pulisce,sporca.le testine vanno pulite manualmente,come hai fatto tu

[@FlipTheThrift]

Thank you i will definitely be referring to this to clean my VCR . I resell them and i hate to throw them away , they are a piece of history .

[@knocknockearth]

Just a note on the tape drum: You wouldn't clean the head drum w/ cotton. Just a corner of regular copy paper for those. Trim out a section, Wet it, apply as much pressure as you like. "Buff it out" with the dry side of the copy paper- very important. I give it about three rotations (91% isopropyl alcohol) with the wet side and three rotations dry. The audio is noticeably crispy + clear within the first 5 minutes of "play" with *each* proper wipe of the tape drum. It could take *more* than 1 attempt because I clean mine frequently.

[@carlbeaudry4142]

wow this is posted over 6 years ago and I'm looking at this now my head on my VCR is all clogged up so I'm going to try this and hopefully it works.

[@momzilla9491]

Hey Carl, It now July. Did you get a chance to clean up your VCR? How did it work out?

[@SonnyKavanagh]

Really great, and like you I use the alcohol wipes myself to clean the tape transport mechanism, and absolutely correct in removing the auto head cleaner I have seen heads actually cracked caught from the shredding of the auto head cleaner so I remove it from any VCR i have or service, may I ask... i have been looking online for the Tape Transport/Tape Guide Grease which as you know lubricates all parts of the mechanism, Could you please let me know where I can find this Grease Thank you.

[@paulb111]

Thanks for you tutorial. I'd like to try this but I'd like to see how you remove the area from the case.

[@SebisRandomTech]

+Paul Beauparlant It varies so much in every VCR that there is absolutely no way to make a "one size fits all" video. In this one I just had to take a out a few screws and then the entire mechanism disconnected from the main circuit board, but most others are far more complicated than this. Most of the cleaning I show in the video (at least for the most essential components, the tape heads) can be done without removing the whole mechanism.

[@paulb111]

+Sebi's Random Tech that's what I'll do then. Just unscrew the cover and clean the visible parts from where they sit without removing. thanks again!

[@helioribeiro7]

What is the make and model of this video cassette? I need the electrical schematic and the mechanical part to per the mechanism at the point

[@giuseppelavecchia775]

E un videoregistratore,non videocassetta

[@honeyshouse07]

Would a couple of vanilla wafers in there be a problem?

[@suryoday8611]

Hi, I have funai vcr. It plays and some time Never. Kindly advise waht should I do Thank you

[@SebisRandomTech]

I'm going to need more details than that.

[@suryoday8611]

@@SebisRandomTech the model is VIP 5000HC MK2

[@SebisRandomTech]

@@suryoday8611 Symptoms of the machine?

[@suryoday8611]

@@SebisRandomTech it plays the video tape with good picture and Very good sound. And when I try to play it again after some time the machine shows playing the cassette with total control with remote, but NO PICTURE & with NO SOUND.

[@000VR-y9b]

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?

[@ElectraBlack39L]

The foam on my tape cleaner was half disintegrated and getting into the heads.

[@CesareVesdani]

Carpet dust is the worst enemy, which causes VCRs to stop working properly.

[@justicesword1549]

thank you ! worked for me

[@tomr.knudsen3897]

I just want to point out, never use wd-40 for lubricating sensitive things like this, for cameras I've used sewing machine oil. Wd-40 will do more damage then good, will work for a little while, but over time it will cause damage to these type of things.

[@bettyschneider5268]

Thanks for the good information💁 but I had to laugh on trying to Focus the camera. 📹 cool 😎 video 📼📼📼 💒⛪⛪⛪🌈

[@joshuapowell1868]

Great video damage tapes proven they continue playing yet my damage blue Ray disc movies provide they are gone when they get damga specially they doesn't play no more yet damage tapes proven they more greater then blue Ray's on damage and on playing

[@carlbeaudry4142]

is that so smart that touch moving parts inside a VCR with your hands with all kinds of oily stuff on it not really too bright

[@zdzichzcan2808]

MY IS FLIKING