How To Clean a Cassette Player
- May 14, 2009
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Brandon Jones
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William_Kim
Cassette players may be outdated, but if you’ve still got tapes, you’re going to want to keep them in good condition.
You Will Need
- Cotton swabs
- Isopropyl alcohol (also known as rubbing alcohol)
Step 1: Open the player
Open the door to your cassette player by pressing the eject button.
These tips apply to freestanding players. To clean a car cassette player, you’ll need to buy a specialized kit.
Step 2
Dip the tip of a cotton swab in rubbing alcohol, also known as isopropyl alcohol.
Step 3: Clean the tape head
Clean the metal tape head with the tip of the cotton swab, rubbing it both horizontally and vertically.
On some tape decks, you can extend the head to make it easier to clean by pressing the “Play” button.
Step 4: Repeat
Keep cleaning the head with new alcohol-dipped swabs until a fresh one comes away clean.
Step 5: Clean guides and pins
Clean all the tape guides, rollers and plastic and metal pins the same way you cleaned the tape head.
Step 6: Wipe the reels
Wipe the reels with a rubbing-alcohol soaked cotton swab. This time, a black residue on the swab is acceptable. Now pop in your favorite mixtape.
In 1963, the manufacturer of the first tape recorder let others reproduce the technology royalty-free, making cassettes the global standard in audio recording.
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Comments (2)
I do! and anyone thats totally awesome! >;:)
over 2 years ago by deliciousbeam
who still has cassettes!
over 2 years ago by Gagan_Diesh
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