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What is a suitable cleaning alcohol?

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You can use rubbing alcohol or denatured alcohol, which can be found at your local drugstore.

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What's wrong when I put a cassette in the deck and it won't close?

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It may be in the wrong way. Check if there is something to hold the cassette.

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I have a tape deck in my car that spits the tape back out. If cleaning doesn't work, does anyone have any other suggestions?

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You might have to check the condition of the injector/ejector mechanism, or the control servo may have become damaged or misaligned. If you can't fix it yourself, it might be just as cheap to find another tape player from eBay, or a local junkyard.

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What could be the cause for my cassette playing too fast in my Hi-Fi?

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Your belt inside your cassette player may be on the verge of giving up. I suggest having your machine serviced.

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How do I properly insert batteries into a cassette player converter unit?

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if you're using a headphone-cassette adapter, they do not use batteries. If you are using a cassette tape to Bluetooth converter, it should be using an internal rechargeable battery. If your device is in fact using replaceable single-use batteries, enter the model number into Google and look for an instruction manual or a video of someone replacing it themselves.

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How can I find out why my Hi-Fi device is not playing cassettes?

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Your cassette player may not have a preamp (mostly used by phono turntables). You can buy one online for around 30 or 40 dollars.

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When I press play on my Sharp 9191 stereo, the take up side stops and hence the feed side keeps going, causing the tape to wrap around. What do I do?

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Look to see if your take up reel hub is spinning. If not, you need a new belt.

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Do head cleaner cassettes damage the head?

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Cleaner cassettes do not inherently damage the heads, but with the heads age and relative rarity, it would be better doing it by hand, and can also be more effective.

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