b wrote in message
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On Nov 27, 11:47 pm, myfathersson wrote:


Some unusual results or I am in denial about the heads having gone

Firstly the heads seemed completely clean. (Or the q-tip isnt abrasive
enough and I should up the ante and try cleaning with something like
hydroflolurous acid instead of just rubbing alcohol?) Secondly there
was a peculiar round foam-rubber piece near the heads to clean it
constantly (which was of course filthy)

When I cleaned both, a dreadful version of the picture seemed to
appear on the screen for a few seconds before dissolving into liens of
completely indecipherable horizontal noise banding like before.

Does anyone think that a q-tip with rubbbing alcohol isnt strong
enough to get encrusted crud off normal heads?

be very careful with using q tips as the threads can snag and break
the head chips!
Get rid of that filthy auto head cleaning roller, these are a stupid
'feature' which redeposit crap on the heads - or even wreck them. It
is like using the same q tip to clean your ears with over and over!
try using a piece of card like a business card and gently press it
against the drum whilst slowly turning it by hand.
-b

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get rid of that head dirtier foam firstly. I use ordinary clean paper and
dampening with meths and hand turning the drum against the paper a few
times.