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Re: Head Demagnetizer

2007-05-15 by leetronhead

hold it up next to the metal plate in my head...and see if... 
I ...er...a...what was I gonna suggest???



--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, john barrick <astroboy@...> 
wrote:
>
> It does make my teeth hurt, if that counts for anything...
> john
> 
> Bob Snyder wrote:
> > john barrick wrote:
> >   
> >> My cheap head demagnetizer that I got on ebay arrived today 
(Realistic 
> >> 231X) and I was wondering if all demagnetizers are supposed to 
make a 
> >> horrendous racket.  This one barely makes any noise at all.  If 
I put it 
> >> next to my ear and turn it on, I can hear a faint buzzing, but 
that's 
> >> it.  
> >>     
> >
> > It must be broken. When I hold mine up to my ear, I forget 
everything 
> > that happened for the last week.
> >
> >   
> >> Besides messing up your tapes with improperly degaussed playback 
> >> heads, is there any way to tell if this thing's working?  I 
know, don't 
> >> buy cheap crap on ebay, but I figured that something as basic as 
this 
> >> would be ok.
> >>     
> >
> > Try holding it next to a paper clip.
> >
> > Bob S.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>

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