Phil, If you have one of the C-1 cassette players made by Telex and used as the donor players from NLS, there is a very easy way to get to the heads. There is a removable plate between the buttons and the cassette door. To remove it, you will find a small square hole on each side of this plate. You can put a 1/8" screwdriver in each hole and gently pry the tab toward the center of the plate and at the same time, lift up. Do this to each side of the plate and you will have full access to the heads, capstan and guides. They can be cleaned with isopropyl alcohol on a cotton swab.
On other small players, you just have to be creative about getting the swab in there. ----- Original Message ----- From: Phil Parr To: list handy Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 3:41 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Head cleaning. I think I ask this some time ago but never got a satisfactory answer so, here we go again. We all have a player from our cooperating library service, or have seen such a player. My question concerns the cleaning of the heads and that dam door. If one could get it to go up another couple of inches you could get to the heads and properly give them an alcohol bath. Maybe in the next five or ten years we won't be using that player but for now it is a problem. All suggestions will be appreciated, Phil Parr. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.16.9/623 - Release Date: 1/11/2007 3:33 PM [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
