Cleaning tape heads

[andrewthezmore]

Mission accomplished - thanks a lot Roger & Co!

Back to the ripping - 4 shows in front of me are New Fads, BBragg, 
Black Dog and Wagon Christ, should be done by the weekend.

Cheers
Andrew


--- In peel@yahoogroups.com, Roger Carruthers <roger.carruthers@...> 
wrote:
>
> The generally accepted method is isopropyl alcohol (you can get it 
from most
> chemists; a 100 ml bottle will last you ages) via a cotton bud for 
the
> heads, guides and the metal part of the pinch roller, and a mild 
detergent
> solution for the rubber part - apparently alcohol will (eventually) 
harden
> rubber, which is why you should avoid it on the rubber roller, 
though I
> think you¹d have to use it over quite some time to do any 
significant
> damage. Obviously you should make sure it¹s all dried off before 
using the
> deck again. 
>  You can, of course buy special cleaning tapes, though they¹re a 
bit more
> abrasive than cotton buds/alcohol, and probably don¹t do as good a 
job.
> If you want to be really thorough, you could get a demagnetizer for 
the
> heads too, though you¹ll only need to use it very occasionally, and 
must be
> very careful to follow the instructions.
>  For what it¹s worth, I can¹t remember the last time I used my 
demagnetizer,
> but if you¹ve bought a second-hand machine and it¹s had a lot of 
use, and
> there is significant HF loss, it might be worth a try, especially if
> cleaning doesn¹t do the trick.
> Hth,
> Roger
> 
> 
> On 07/09/2008 22:11, "andrewthezmore" <AndrewThezmore@...> wrote:
> 
> >  
> >  
> > 
> > I've noticed that the last couple of tapes I've listened to are
> > significantly less sharp sounding than previous ones. Please can
> > someone recommend an easy cleaning option for me? I bought this
> > tapedeck off ebay for a tenner and have never cleaned the 
mechanism in
> > any way since I've had it - I've never cleaned a tapeplayer ever 
in
> > fact, if they don't work properly I've generally replaced them 
with
> > something equally cheap and cheerful.
> > 
> > Cheers
> > Andrew
> > 
> >  
> >
>