Posted by Bill Fright on 08/18/06 22:36
P & L wrote:
> Not sure if this is the best newsgroup but..
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> Unpacking one of our suitcases from holiday, we found that a couple of hair
> shampoo bottles leaked in our suitcase and into one of the MiniDV tape from
> our holiday (was forced to put tape in case at airport check-in due to
> security measures). The tape does appear to have some shampoo inside the
> casing, but not sure how much.
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> Anyone got any idea on how to salvage the tape as it has bits of the
> children taking part in a play. Have not played the tape in the camcorder as
> worried the shampoo may damage the heads.
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> Thanks for any ideas
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I'd hand it over to someone with a studio deck. Shampoo won't really
hurt the heads but they are going to have to be cleaned afterwards and
probably a few times during transfer. So will the guides and pinch rollers.
On the other hand if you have an old camera you don't use anymore you
can try a dub and toss it afterwards.
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