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Article #4481Re: Hissing from tape recorders ?
From: David Lesher
Date: Fri, 06 Apr 1990 11:44
Date: Fri, 06 Apr 1990 11:44
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In <16020@nigel.udel.EDU> berryh@udel.edu (John Berryhill) writes: >>Just want to ask a simple question. I notice that my tape recorder when >>played without a tape hisses. I just want to know why and how I can >>get rid of the hiss. >It is obvious from your signature that you probably have heads that >are polarized for the northern hemisphere instead of the southern >hemisphere where magnetic fields point the other way. No! The problem is your power line is the incorrect phase for the recorder. Run an extension cord from the Northern Hemisphere to plug it into, and your problem will go away. Be sure and get the cable with insulation rated for underwater use. -- A host is a host from coast to coast.....wb8foz@mthvax.cs.miami.edu & no one will talk to a host that's close............(305) 255-RTFM Unless the host (that isn't close)......................pob 570-335 is busy, hung or dead....................................33257-0335
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!asuvax!ncar!umigw!mthvax!wb8foz From: wb8foz@mthvax.cs.miami.edu (David Lesher) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: Hissing from tape recorders ? Message-ID: <1990Apr6.114414.1759@mthvax.cs.miami.edu> Date: 6 Apr 90 11:44:14 GMT References: <3190@moondance.cs.uq.oz.au> <16020@nigel.udel.EDU> Reply-To: wb8foz@mthvax.cs.miami.edu (David Lesher) Distribution: sci Organization: NRK Clinic for habitual NetNews abusers Lines: 23