[peel] Re: Cleaning tape heads

[ROGER CARRUTHERS]

Basically, anything that touches the tape, and in
particular the outer surface of the tape, needs to be
cleaned. 
 The playback head, which is the one in the middle, is
the most important; any brown residue, which is the
magnetic oxide dust, needs to be removed. The record
head, which is the one usually to the left of the
playback head, obviously needs to be clean if you're
still using the deck for recording, and the rest of it
should be cleaned to avoid transferring oxide to the
heads, and to prevent wear.
 Btw, 'cleaning fluid' is usually just isopropyl
alcohol at twice the price ;-)
cheers
Roger
--- andrewthezmore <AndrewThezmore@...> wrote:

> If cotton buds is the easiest option (and it looks
> like it is) I'm 
> still going to have to do some googling to find out
> exactly what all 
> the parts that Roger described below actually are -
> I'm still not sure 
> how tapes actually work! 
> 
> 
> --- In peel@yahoogroups.com, markbursa@... wrote:
> >
> >  
> > >>Please can 
> > someone recommend an easy cleaning option for 
> me?<<
> >  
> >  
> > Some head cleaning fluid from a traditional 
> hifi/electrical shop and 
> some 
> > cotton buds!
> >  
> > Mark
> >
> 
> 
>