MD: Lens Cleaners

2000-12-01 Thread Phat Ha
Hi all, I'm wondering if it is worth while to invest in a lens cleaner. Most of them claim to inprove the playback and recording quality. Has anyone tried using any type of lens cleaner disk? Do they work? OO OO OO OOOO OO OO OO OO OO OO OOOO OO

Re: MD: Lens Cleaners

2000-12-01 Thread Ian Horsey
Hello I will be the first of many to say "DO NOT USE A LENS CLEANER!!!" The lenses on MD players are made from plastic and get scratched by lens cleaners. The best way to clean a dirty lens in my opinion is a cotton bud and some good quality cleaning fluid. All the best Ian =

Re: MD: Lens Cleaners

2000-12-01 Thread Ralph Smeets
Well said Ian, I will be the first of many to say "DO NOT USE A LENS CLEANER!!!" Cheers, Ralph -- === Ralph SmeetsFunctional Verification Centre Of Competence - CMG Voice: (+33) (0)4 76 58 44 46

Re: MD: Lens Cleaners

2000-12-01 Thread bryan . phelan
lens cleaners. The best way to clean a dirty lens in my opinion is a cotton bud and some good quality cleaning fluid. All the best Ian Ive always heard everyone say that the lens cleaners would scratch the lens but looking at one I bought it looks harmless. Only like a few soft bristles to

RE: MD: electronics from Japan (volts) Sony gum pack and charger

2000-12-01 Thread Yaniv Eyny
=== The original message was multipart MIME=== === All non-text parts (attachments) have been removed === I looked at the converter it is $30 at minidisco.com. I thought maybe I should just get an American battery charger (wall wart(. I don't have it here but it is probably the

MD: Minidisc Sale $1.10 each

2000-12-01 Thread Art Munson
Hi Folks, We are having a sale on PRINCO 74 minute minidiscs. 5 Pack, PRINCO MD74 Minidisc (blue) $5.50 (1.10 each) with 1 piece slip type case. You can find them at: http://www.cassettehouse.com/store click on Internet Specials and then Minidiscs. This sale ends at midnight

RE: MD: electronics from Japan (volts) Sony gum pack and charger

2000-12-01 Thread Ed Heckman
At 12/1/00 12:06 PM, Yaniv Eyny wrote: I looked at the converter it is $30 at minidisco.com. I thought maybe I should just get an American battery charger (wall wart(. I don't have it here but it is probably the standard gum pack battery. Does anyone know where I can get the charger and

Re: MD: Lens Cleaners

2000-12-01 Thread J. Coon
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have always used cotton buts to clean tape heads and old CD units but if you are using a MD deck how to you clean the lens A tape head comes in contact with the tape and some of the ferrous coating gets rubbed off the tape onto the head. Also, the tape

MD: 702 problemo

2000-12-01 Thread Matthew J. Updike
I was preparing for a concert last night and kept getting an error on my sharp 702: DEFECT, can't record. I looked in the manual and it says that this means there's something wrong with the minidisc itself, but this cannot be the case since I tried 6 different md's in the 702. So, is there a

Re: MD: Lens Cleaners

2000-12-01 Thread Ian Horsey
Bryan wrote : I have always used cotton buts to clean tape heads and old CD units but if you are using a MD deck how to you clean the lens Lens cleaning only needs to be done in dire circumstances - as Jim said, for the most part dust and grot and stuff should never come into contact with

Re: MD: 702 problemo

2000-12-01 Thread Stainless Steel Rat
* "Matthew J. Updike" [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Fri, 01 Dec 2000 | I was preparing for a concert last night and kept getting an error on my | sharp 702: DEFECT, can't record. I looked in the manual and it says that | this means there's something wrong with the minidisc itself, but this cannot | be

Re: MD: 702 problemo

2000-12-01 Thread J. Coon
This, as Rat says, is one of the only times you should use a lens cleaner IMHO. Stainless Steel Rat wrote: * "Matthew J. Updike" [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Fri, 01 Dec 2000 | I was preparing for a concert last night and kept getting an error on my | sharp 702: DEFECT, can't record. I looked in

RE: MD: Lens Cleaners

2000-12-01 Thread Tony Antoniou
BUT ... in the case of a car stereo where it is wedged into a dashboard (!) and you couldn't be bothered going through the laborious task of getting it out, it is fine, so long as you use the Sony branded cleaner. I used one last week to sort out my problem with my 8900 constantly spitting out