The last thing that you want to do is to expose your cassette tapes to water of any kind. See the article below on tape baking. Tape Baking When magnetic recording tapes are being stored, moisture is slowly absorbed by the binder that holds the components of the tape together. Affected tapes will squeak when played back. The squeaking can be heard directly from the tape passing over the playback head and other fixed parts of the player, but is also transmitted electronically through the playback head. Often the tape will also sound dull and distorted.
If you hear a tape that is squeaking, stop playing the tape immediately. Continuing to play a squeaking tape can cause permanent damage to the tape, and in some cases damage to the player. This problem can happen to any tape, but is more common in tapes manufactured after the mid 1970s in the USA. The solution to the problem of squeaking tapes is to bake the tapes at very low temperature in an oven. There are as many different opinions about optimum temperature and duration of baking as there are audio engineers. Certainly, do not attempt to bake your own tapes unless you can be certain that the temperature in your oven will not exceed 60 degrees Celsius CD ROM Services Pty Ltd offers a tape baking service, and although we have successfully baked well over a hundred tapes, and haven't damaged one, we will take all care in baking your tapes, but cannot take responsibility for accidental damage. If you give us your tapes to bake, it is on the basis that you agree with this ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Price" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2007 2:08 AM Subject: Re: Eliminating audio tape squeal > Hello everyone, > I think I know what's cossing that problem. > Air can get in to tite places. > air always lieves dust and when it gets on magneted tape, it makes that > squilling sound when you try to play it. > Removing dust from one of these is a time consuming process. > This may sound crazy, but it works. > In the open end of the casset, run some water over the tape, but let it > set > and dry for up to 5 days. > Rewind and fastforword just to make sure the tape moves threw the machine > without any problem. > After that, then try and play the tape. > If it runs smoothley and you don't hear the squilling sound any mor, then > you have done this successfully. > I hope that this tip has been of some help to you, good luck. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob Seed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 9:09 PM > Subject: Re: Eliminating audio tape squeal > > >> Try another cassette in the machine and see what happens. >> If it still makes a squeeking noise, chances are that it is probably the >> machine. . >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Norma A. Boge-Conyers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 11:30 AM >> Subject: Eliminating audio tape squeal >> >> >>> Hi listers, >>> >>> I have an audio cassette which has developed a rather nasty squeal >>> during playback. Not sure if it's the tape or the machine. Anyone >>> have any hints on eliminating this problem? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Norma >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >>> http://www.pc-audio.org >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >>> -- >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>> Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.0/819 - Release Date: >>> 26/05/2007 >>> 10:47 AM >>> >>> >> >> >> >> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >> http://www.pc-audio.org >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.0/819 - Release Date: 5/26/2007 >> 10:47 AM >> >> > > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.0/819 - Release Date: 26/05/2007 > 10:47 AM > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
