Drop us a line

Press, 12 November 1985, Page 20

Drop us a line

A caller with an intermittent recording fault on an older model Sharp VCR confessed to having opened the casing on the unit and attempting to clean the componentry with a cottonwool bud dipped in methylated spirits. A friend had told him that that was the way the professional technicians handled the job so he decided to try it out for himself.

The delicacy of componentry and the precision of alignment in any VCR means that the inside of the casing is no place for the well-meaning “do-it-your-self’ enthusiast. Please leave everything inside the VCR to those who are properly trained and equipped to handle it. » » ♦ We are still receiving a surprisingly large number of calls from would-be VCR buyers who are totally confused by the technology, differing opinions and misleading information. To help combat the problem, we are giving serious thought to holding special meetings for those in this position and would like to know if there realty is a need for this type of programme. Please contact us as soon as possible if you are interested so that we can get a panel together for a seminar on the subject. * * * Daylight saving means more time spent in the garden or just outside the house in general. Do you remember to lock doors, secure windows and activate anti-theft devices when you go out to the garden, pool or barbecue? It does not take the practised thief very long to make his selection from your goods and video equipment is still high in preference. * * * If you have any queries or problems you would like answered, please write to us at P.O. Box 24-076, East Linwood, Christchurch, or telephone 810-925, week days only, 9.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. '