Clean and Demagnetize Your Heads!... On Your Cassette Deck

The most important maintenance for cassette decks is cleaning and demagnetizing the record and playback tape heads. I discuss different types of head cleaners and my personal preference. I also discuss different devices that can be used for demagnetizing the heads, including the option to build your own demagnetizer. Have you ever heard what a demagnetizer sounds like? I risk damaging an old Sharp RT-31 in order to demonstrate what a demag unit does when placed near an engaged playback head! Thank you to James skippinhopper for his generous contribution of a beautiful Technics RS-M7 Cassette Deck. Equipment used in this demonstration include: Technics RS-M7 Cassette Deck Sharp RT-31 Cassette Deck Nakamichi BX-100 Cassette Deck Nakamichi MR-1 Cassette Deck SV808 Demagnetizer https://amzn.to/2WllhXz Zetek Digital Foam Tip Cleaning Swabs https://amzn.to/31O2vJD Family Wellness 91% Isopropyl Rubbing Alcohol Rattle Magnets https://amzn.to/32UcD4X Wooly Willy magnetic toy https://amzn.to/31TiohS Cassette Deck Confessionals, Part 1 is HERE:    • Cassette Decks! Tape recorder voice and mu...   0:00 Intro / Open 0:16 Technics M-7 0:52 Dirty Heads 1:19 Head Cleaning Methods 2:32 Head Demagnetize 4:56 What a Demag wand sounds like 5:54 Close https://thriftyav.com Patreon pledges help keep ThriftyAV going:   / thriftyav   Pledge $1+ per month for Patron Exclusive Content! Paypal ME contributions can be offered HERE: paypal.me/ThriftyAV Bitcoin (BTC) contributions are appreciated: bc1q0ht079p05kep43p725qht6xj3w7q2ukjs37azv ThriftyAV is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. #ThriftyAV #CassetteDeck #TechnicsM7