I have this old 8 track player, and some tapes seem to drag on it while others do not. Is there any way I can oil the tape heads, as I could have sworn that someone said the tape head are supposed to have a tiny bit of oil on them to help make the tape move easier.
To me that does not make a lot of sense, as I would figure that it would be like a cassette or anything else where you would want a clean tape head. In fact, I have a cleaner cartridge and I have also cleaned the heads with alchohol using a q-tip.
So, is this problem of mine have more to do with the fact that the tapes that seem to drag are worn out, or is it the idea that I should put oil on the tape head? If so, then what kind of oil should I use?
Or should I just chunk the dragging tapes in the trash and keep the heads clean of oil?
Thanks everyone!
2006-10-09
17:20:58
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Middy S
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Other - Electronics