Cleaning The Lower Drum Tape Running Surface And Rabbet Guide - Sony HDW-750 Maintenance Manual

2-1. Cleaning

2-1-3. Cleaning the Lower Drum Tape Running Surface and Rabbet Guide

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Take care not to damage the lower drum (specially the rabbet guide surface) during cleaning. Take care to
clean the edges above the lower drum because it is near the video head.
Tools
. Cleaning cloth : 3-184-527-01
. Cleaning fluid : 9-919-573-01
. Skewer or an equivalent (Do not use a metallic skewer.)
Procedure
1. Put a skew (or an equivalent) along the drum rabbet guide and remove magnetic powder as shown in
the figure.
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. Do not use a metallic skew instead of a skewer. This may damage the tape running surface.
. If the magnetic powder is accumulated in the drum rabbet guide, the tape-to-head tracking may
badly influence. Remove the magnetic powder completely.
2. Clean the tape running surface of the lower drum and the rabbet guide surface (shaded
shown in the figure.
3. After cleaning, be sure to wipe the lower drum and the rabbet guide surface using a dry cleaning
cloth.
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Skewer
Rabbet guide
Cleaning cloth
Edges
Rabbet guide Lower drum tape running surface
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