MiniDV Tape Head Cleaner

vintagestereo

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Hi. I've been doing "interviews" of all my old relatives for a family archive. Yesterday, my MiniDV had a pop-up on the screen saying it was time to clean the tape head. Any recommendations as to what to use and where to get it?
 
You need to buy a cleaner tape- BB, CC. Run it for about 10 seconds, stop the tape and pop it out. Don't rewind and reuse them, they have the potential to damage if reused.

I would not recommend alcohol/Qtip/chamois on these heads- these are far easier to get out of alignment than VHS.
 
From what I understand, there are two varieties, abrasive and non-abrasive. Obviously, I would prefer non-abrasive, but are there any drawbacks?
 
Abrasive would be used for a clogged head- use it only if the non abrasive doesn't fix any problems. If it is just a maintenance cleaning go non abrasive.
 
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