Cassette Deck repair, Nakamichi, Pioneer, Teac, Akai, Technics, Sansui, Sony, Awia
Page 2 Cassette Tape Problems
Cassette Deck repair, Nakamichi, Pioneer, Teac, Akai, Technics, Sansui, Sony, Awia and more
Page 2 Cassette Tape Problems
First you need to check if the tapes are the cause of the problems. Sometimes as they age they will loose slipperiness and drag on metal parts. It is usually the higher grade of audio tapes that have this problem. Usually they will be either a dark grey or almost black color. The standard grade ones which are usually a light to medium brown color never really seem to have that problem. You can still buy brand new tape, not new old stock, it is really fresh and new and still being made. f you have more tapes at your house, even if they are old, you can see if you get different results with them.. If so you can be fairly sure you are having tape problems.... It can be tricky to get bad (or going bad) tapes to work. Sometimes I have put a little denatured alcohol on a paper towel and very carefully pinched it around a tape while fast forwarding and/or rewinding it. It can sometimes clean a tape enough to help.. Sometimes though it is just a breakdown of the tape material and it usually won't do much for that. You might want to read some on the subject of "tape baking" . It is a process of raising the tape to about 120 degrees F for a certain amount of time, that can help. Never heard of anybody doing it at home. Usually tapes are sent away to special companies that have special ovens for just doing that. See this link for more info on that:
