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- From: strong@tc.fluke.COM (Norm Strong)
- Subject: Re: Tape head demagnitizing...
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.151846.5162@tc.fluke.COM>
- Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA
- References: <1e9ipdINN1m8@manuel.anu.edu.au> <1992Nov17.032423.19975@mprgate.mpr.ca>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 15:18:46 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov17.032423.19975@mprgate.mpr.ca> walduck@mpr.ca (Andrew Walduck) writes:
- }Here's a question that I've been meaning to ask for awhile...
- }How often and how, should a tape head be demagnitized...
- }
- }I use my tape deck quite a bit (for both playback and recording...)
- }and I'm wondering if tape head demagnitizing is even necessary??
- }(of course...I've looked in the manual...it ain't there!! ;-)
-
- The act of recording demagnetizes the record head. If your deck uses
- the same head for recording and playback--and if you do plenty of
- recording--your heads will never need demagnetizing. Of course, the
- capstan and guides might.
-
- If you have a 3-head deck, the playback head might very well need
- occassional demagnetizing. Just one of the disadvantages of a 3-head
- deck.
-
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- Norm Strong (strong@tc.fluke.com)
- 2528 31st S. Seattle WA 98144 USA
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