Question 1

how often should i clean my tapedeck?

Accepted Answer

Mostly depends on quality of audio tape & frequency use.  Even new, poorly made tape will drop lot of oxide on mechanism, requiring that bit more attention.  I'm lazy & clean my Sharp, Sanyo & JVC machines once every twenty plays, though ought really to more frequently --- except that have been told too much cleaning solvent (& it's alcohol content), will damage rubber on rollers.  How valuable is your archive of tapes?  Enough to buy specialist solvent AND EXPENSIVE demagnetizer?  Either that or transfer cassette tracks unto digital.  Have tapes been stored in frost-free condition, it may be they are damaged BEFORE going in machine.  I can only advise moderate use of any solvent & read up on subject.  With SO many moving parts, something's going to break and usually the fast-forward letting you down.  Perhaps if you live near a bigger college, it would be worth considering contact their media department & enrol on course.  Good luck.     C.

Question 2

When inserting the tape into your deck do you unclip the brushes at the left and right I didn’t do that ?

Accepted Answer

Apply the cleaning solution to all brushes and insert to tape deck. Unfortunately I found the cassette brushes very very poor quality and didn’t last very long at all  poor poor quality

Question 3

Can you rewind/fast foward tape player when using this?

Accepted Answer

No. The Audio tape cleaner is only a minute or so long and to be played at normal speed

Question 4

Does this do the job just like using cotton buds and solution or is it just a gimmick ?

Accepted Answer

It does the same job as using cotton buds,but it also de-magnetised the heads. It isnt always possible to fully access the heads on some decks,this does the job really well.

Trackmate Audio Cleaner plus Demagnetizer

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