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need help identifying VCR part

I just cleaned the heads on my VCR (cotton swab and 90% alcohol). Picture has improved noticeably.

However, while cleaning I noticed a part that contacts the video head. It appears to be a self cleaning part, but dirty and full of black particles. At this point, it is getting the newly cleaned head dirty.

The part is a lever. There is some sort of wiper that lightly contacts the head. In fact, it seems to be zero pressure so maybe it only contacts a small percentage of the time. The contact area looks like a tiny toilet paper roll, 1/2 inch high. On closer examination, it is actually a cylinder made of up many paper (?) disks. It is hopelessly dirty, and can't be cleaned.

Before I search for this part, I need to know what it is called... is there an industry name for this?

VCR is a Goldstar GVR-E-465 Hi-fi VHS vcr

Reply to
Veggie
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Just remove it.

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Reply to
Sam Goldwasser

Veggie: Just remove it entirely. Your VCR will work just fine without it. electricitym

Reply to
electricitym

Stop using cotton swabs to clean the heads! The fibers tend to get stuck in the heads and have the potential to make things worse.

Use a chamois swab instead. Don't rub up and down, either, or you WILL break the head(s).

Like everyone else says (with respect to your part question): Remove it.

Reply to
Randy Thompson

Head Cleaner probably, remove it. Just deposits removed dirt back on heads

Reply to
nvic

couldn't agree more. Those head "cleaning" rollers are the worst invention ever, I have even seen one which destroyed a head chip by snagging on it, and seen others where the foam decayed and gummed up the heads. IMO, The principle is utterly stupid: It's like using the same q-tip to remove earwax throughout your life!!

off to rant elsewhere now ;-) Ben.

Reply to
b

You're supposed to change it? Isn't that wasteful?

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Reply to
NSM

Oh :::gag::: Ben, I'm eating pizza here, man! ;)

kaboomie

Reply to
kaboom

If you observe the tape loading in action, you will see that this is bumped over against the head momentarily during the loading process. It does tend to knock off some of the crud that accumulates on the head cylinder, especially with rental tapes, but as you have observed it can get dirty enough over time to become a problem in its own right. If you can't find a replacement, leave it out. Newer technologies are rapidly making tape obsolete anyway, and it doesn't make sense to spend much money or time on VCR's.

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Ol' Duffer

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