Reel-to-Reel Recorders : Demagnetize Heads of Reel-to-Reel Recorder

Get tips and techniques for demagnetizing the heads of a reel-to-reel tape deck in this free stereo-repair video taught by our studio engineer.

Expert: sledge
Bio: Kurt Glaser, callsign of N7QJM, has been an active ham since the early 90's. He built his first ham radio in 1970. N7QJM operates out of his 'ham shack' on the All Emergencies channel.
Filmmaker: kurt glaser

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• home
• repair
• machine
• player
• electronics
• reel
• sony
• tape
• reel-to-reel
• akai

[fendertwin777]

wow, two minutes + just to get to the process!

[nazaxprime]

@tfcrew Well, I hope to join the club soon.

[nazaxprime]

@peppedeleo Dont know about your hardware, but I am a inspector, and I had to learn alot about Magnetics... that said, you should be good, your randomizing the magnetic domains in the material... wikipedia a little and you well be more comfortable.

Hope I helped.

[nazaxprime]

How valuable/rare are wire reel to reel consoles(?)?

[tfcrew]

@buddyeagle A Ham is an amatuer radio operator. Assigned certain fequencies..the signals can be world-wide using a powerful enough home base. This is how users 'phoned' each other before the advent of the satellite and cell phone age. There are also mobile radio units. Sadly, we are a dying breed.

 KBY1561 out.

[buddyeagle]

thank you for the tip. But what the heck is HAM RADIO? thank you.

[audiobuff77]

I have a gray colored Nortronics demagnetizer that is for video heads. Will this damage the heads in any way ie: the stronger magnetic field?

[HappyDiscoDeath]

how much?

[JohnnyGrass]

Thanks for posting this!

[n8riffmessiah]

Thanks for the demo!!!