How to clean and demagnetize the heads on your cassette deck - tape recorder

In this video we will clean and demagnetize the heads on a cassette deck. This video will show you the steps involved in cleaning and demagnetizing the erase head, play/record head , capstan and roller. If you are new to cassette deck, tape decks or tape recorders this is a handy video to show you what is needed and what is involved in cleaning cassette deck heads and demagnetizing cassette deck heads.

Tape cassette deck in this video is a Hitachi D-E3

0:00 Intro
0:19 Tape\Cassette deck overview
1:01 Equipment needed
3:10 Cleaning overview
4:02 Cleaning cassette compartment area
4:29 Cleaning cassette deck - tape recorder heads
5:22 Cleaning erase head
6:17 Cleaning record and play head
7:56 Cleaning capstan and roller
10:38 Demagnetizer overview
11:42 Demagnetize the heads
13:26 Outro

Equipment used for cleaning and servicing tape deck in this video are;
100% isopropyl alcohol
Glass cleaner (ammonia free) used on rubber roller
Cotton buds or cotton swabs
Demagnetizer tool

Equipment Used to film
Gopro Hero 8 with built in mic
Canon G7X Mark III

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