How to Slow a Cassette Player
A cassette player uses a motor to pull the cassette tape from one side of the cassette to the other. Slowing down the speed of the cassette player allows for the playback audio to also slow --- making it easier to listen to audio cassettes where there is a lot of surface noise and hiss. To slow the cassette player, adjust a screw that controls the speed at which the motor pulls the tape through the cassette. The procedure is straightforward but does require a partial disassembly of the cassette player.
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Things You'll Need
- Bath towel
- Phillips-head screwdriver
- Phillips-head jeweler's screwdriver
- Flathead jeweler's screwdriver
Instructions
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Place a bath towel on a table. Disconnect all cables from the cassette player. Place the cassette player on the table with the front facing you. Remove the screws from the four corners of the cassette player with the Phillips-head screwdriver. Turn the cassette player around so the back faces you.
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Remove the screws from the four corners of the cassette player with the Phillips screwdriver. Remove the screws from the bottom edge of the player with the with the Phillips jeweler's screwdriver. Pull the outer case towards you. Pull the outer case off the cassette player.
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Locate the power supply that is against the back of the cassette player. Tap the top of the power supply to dissipate any static electricity that might have built up in your body.
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Insert the tip of the flathead jeweler's screwdriver into the silver screw that is on a circuit board against the power supply. Turn the screw a quarter turn counter-clockwise to slow the speed of the motor.
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Place the outer case back on the cassette player. Reattach the screws to the back and front. Reattach the cables.
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