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Old 16th Sep 2020, 8:34 pm   #34
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Default Re: Cleaning video heads etc

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Originally Posted by HamishBoxer View Post
IPA and a lint free cloth only.I use nail polish remover cloths (perfect).Sorry,Never Meths on a video head,tape head yes.
I've never cleaned a video head, so curious to see the recommendations. Was there any rationale for not using meths on a video head or was that just based on experience?

Re the suggestion to use acetone, acetone is one of the "big gun" solvents which adversely affects many plastics, totally dissolves some. Not to be used unless everything else has failed I think.

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