Head cleaning ?

Wayne Bowman · October 7th, 2008, 07:45 PM

Just wondered what everyone thinks here. When should one clean the heads on a camera ? after how many tapes or hours used ?

Shaun Roemich · October 8th, 2008, 05:54 AM

I clean my camera heads about every 20 - 50 hours of tape, depending on how I've been using the camera. My VTRs see head cleaners less often as they are indoors all the time although if I ever HAVE to mix tapes (client supplied video for example), I clean the heads IMMEDIATELY afterward.

Andris Krastins · October 8th, 2008, 04:04 PM

Hi, Shaun!
That's exactly the question I've been wanting to ask: If I clean the heads with a head cleaning tape from what you said I understand that it is safe to transfer my production to another brand tape, yes?

Recently I've become a bit disappointed by my TDK tapes and am looking for a replacement brand to check out if it's the tape or the camera to blame, but I don't want to screw up my cam in the process.

October 7th, 2008, 07:45 PM	#1
Wayne Bowman Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Barrie, Ontario Posts: 36	Head cleaning ? Just wondered what everyone thinks here. When should one clean the heads on a camera ? after how many tapes or hours used ?

October 8th, 2008, 05:54 AM	#2
Shaun Roemich Major Player Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada Posts: 836	I clean my camera heads about every 20 - 50 hours of tape, depending on how I've been using the camera. My VTRs see head cleaners less often as they are indoors all the time although if I ever HAVE to mix tapes (client supplied video for example), I clean the heads IMMEDIATELY afterward. __________________ Shaun C. Roemich - Gearhead Visual Productions - Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada "Telling your stories since 1999" www.gearheadvisual.com

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October 8th, 2008, 04:04 PM	#3
Andris Krastins Regular Crew Join Date: May 2007 Location: Riga, Latvia Posts: 140	Hi, Shaun! That's exactly the question I've been wanting to ask: If I clean the heads with a head cleaning tape from what you said I understand that it is safe to transfer my production to another brand tape, yes? Recently I've become a bit disappointed by my TDK tapes and am looking for a replacement brand to check out if it's the tape or the camera to blame, but I don't want to screw up my cam in the process.