Hello everyone, I hope all is well and everyone having a wonderful day. I own 2 very good dvd burners which are both external for my laptop. they have both Have seen countless hours and days of burning dvds. Do most people clean there heads and what is the best and safest method. If anyone can shead and light or insight on this subject it be appreaciated thank you John Bryson
A can of compressed air and a lens cleaning disc are all the things required. Use the air to blow out the inside of the drive then the lens cleaner (follow directions for the disc you chose). I would clean them quartly. More often if you smoke or have pets. I'm guilty of both so I clean mine monthly.
I do have a pet and i quit smoking before i bought the drives. so for that part i am pretty safe I am on the 3rd floor away for anything. however as you stated on the lens cleaner would you run a disk cleaner with cleaner on it ?
As the brushes start to wear on the cleaner disc, a drop of alcohol will add to the life. I don't use it as a general rule. I wouldn't recommend any other type of cleaning solvent as it might leave a "film" on the lens. That would make the problems worse!
I do not use those hard lens cleaning discs. After ruining my first RCA stand alone player,I consider that lens cleaning disc as a last resort-before drive replacement. That brush can knock the lens out of alignment. Keep all your discs clean,and lint free. I'll use compressed air once in a blue moon. Major issues,and the troubleshooting narrows it down to drive issue-then a lens cleaning is in order. I have well over 3500+ backups on my original benq 1620 and she's holding as strong as the day I bought it.Only used 1 shot of compressed air! brysonj: What are your exact issues? Make sure your burners play their own backups,and they should look perfect.
