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Posted by AnthonyR. on 09/30/84 11:35
"Richard Crowley" <richard.7.crowley@intel.com> wrote in message
news:doevcp$vfk$1@news01.intel.com...
> "AnthonyR." wrote ...
>> Now my question is, I have been using TDK ME miniDV tapes for a while now
>> since I get them cheap in Costco. Never had a problem so far but...now I
>> am worried because a lot of my early miniDV tapes are Sony. I haven't
>> played them in years but do want to eventually transfer them over into PC
>> and then newer TDK tapes.
>> How likely will this cause a head clogging problem for me?
>>
>> And is there a procedure I can follow?
>> For example, play Sony tapes, then use a head cleaning tape, then start
>> with TDK again?
>
> Disclaimer: I have not done this myself, but have heard it
> recommended from several reliable sources:
>
> If I had several "different" tapes to capture, I would:
> 1) Run the head cleaning cassette.
> 2) Capture all the "different" tapes as a batch
> 3) Run the head cleaning cassette again before going back
> to my "usual" tapes.
>
> Note that many of the head cleaning cassettes cause
> unusually greater wear on the heads, and use should
> be limited to actual need. They are not a "preventive
> maintenance" tool. At least that is what repair techs
> have said. But in the case of temporarily switching
> from dry to wet (or vice-versa), the benefits outweigh
> the downside.
>
> Back in the heyday of VHS, there were two different
> kinds of head cleaning cassettes. One type wanted you
> to "wet" the "tape" with cleaning solution of some kind
> and the "tape" was white and looked like "non-woven
> synthetic cloth". The other type was "dry" and used
> unusually abrasive "tape" to "scrub" the guides, heads,
> etc. The only kind of head cleaning cassettes I've seen
> for DV is the "dry/abrasive" kind. This would appear
> to account for the warning against gratutious use.
>
> I will admit that I use the occasional (1~2%) TDK
> cassettes from Costco and have never had a problem,
> even without running the head cleaning cassette.
>
Richard, PTravel thanks for replies and comments.
Sounds good to me, one head cleaning shouldn't hurt much between
using the older sony tapes and the tdk I use now.
Perhaps this was done to keep brand loyalty high, as fear of head clogging
is a good incentive to keep buying the same brand tapes IMHO.
:)
Happy Holidays everyone!
AnthonyR.
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