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Easy VHS Cleaning For Dummies, Like Me

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Feeling moldy? Tapes haven't been their normal self lately? Well scrub-a-dub-dub! Let's get them looking shiny and new! WARING! I would hope common sense prevails, but as a commenter has nciely pointed out, working inside any form of electronic that is plugged into power comes with inherent risks including but not limited to electric shock. Please use caution and do not stick any metalic objects or digits in places you wouldn't stick your…other utilities… TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Who is this Video For? 00:32 - What You'll Need 01:10 - VHS Mold 01:58 - VCR Isolation 02:58 - Isopropyl Alcohol 03:45 - Cleaning Apparatus 05:36 - Removing VCR Lid 06:06 - VCR Innards 07:15 - Fast Forward Cycle 08:30 - Inspection 1 09:08 - How to Disassemble a VHS 10:55 - Gloves and Magnetic Tape 11:17 - Inspection 2 11:38 - Cleaning the Front Panel 12:18 - Inspection 3 12:42 - Cleaning the Plastic Reels Pt. 1 14:07 - Reassembling the VHS 15:34 - Rewind Cycle 16:13 - Inspection 4 16:45 - Disassembling the VHS (Again) 17:08 - Tiny Plastic Levers and Stuck Posts 17:32 - Cleaning The Plastic Reels Pt. 2 17:59 - Reassembling the VHS (Again) 19:39 - All Done! 20:08 - The REEL Finished Product 20:18 - Bye Bye Your support means the world to me. Please consider subscribing and liking the video if you enjoyed this content. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dream Emulator Store ► https://www.etsy.com/shop/DreamEmulatorHVSC Social Links ● Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dreamemulatorhvsc ● Letterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/Dream_Emulator ● Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/DreamEmulator ● Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/dreamemulatorhvsc ☕Buy Me a Coffee? (Donations) ► https://ko-fi.com/dreamemulator 🎵 Music by Karl Casey @WhiteBatAudio 🎵 Additional Music from Uppbeat.io ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for watching! #vhscollection #vhscleaning #vcr

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VHS (Video Home System) is a discontinued standard for consumer-level analog video recording on tape cassettes, introduced in 1976 by JVC. It was the dominant home video format throughout the tape media period of the 1980s and 1990s. Magnetic tape video recording was adopted by the television industry in the 1950s in the form of the first commercialized video tape recorders (VTRs), but the devices were expensive and used only in professional environments. In the 1970s, videotape technology becam...

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