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Which Cleaning Tape to Use

Feb 17, 2005 9:14AM PST

Wonder if anyone could help me with this - I've got a SONY camcorder which has used Panasonic tapes throughout its life. I heard that I better not mix Panasonic tapes and Sony tapes since they have different coating and lubricants.

Now, if I want to clean the camcorder tape head, does it matter if I use Panasonic cleaning tape or Sony cleaning tape? I haven't used a cleaning tape for quite a while. Should I clean it every once in a while, or should I wait until it's dirty to clean it? Thanks!

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