Re: [Amc-list] 8 Track Tape Player Servicing -

["Kelly Hardie" <ramblinguy.kelly@xxxxxxxxx>]

I got a big box of 8-tracks I'll sell you. Comes with a free Matador!

Kelly

On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 3:20 PM, Brien Tourville <hh7x@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
>
> 8 Track Tape Players were the last word in
> Conspicuous Consumption, back in the days
> when our cars were *Minty Fresh*.
>
> 'Ten Years After' - 'Janis Joplin' - 'Soul Train Hits'
> hammered the 6x9s until the After market developed
> Hi-Perf Speaker Kits for Cars.
>
> Ponder now what all our Hi-Tech then
> wrought within the industry these days.
>
>
> - Save a Tape - Save an 8 Track Machine -
>
>
> If your Machine eats a Tape & you want to save the tape,
>  - pull the Player, remove the top & extricate the tape.
>
> It will have creases in it from being wound &
> folded.
>
> Hold the tape upside down with the tape
> hanging down in a loop - gently straighten
> it out - then quickly pull on one side of the tape
> down & quickly let it go .
>
> It should spin wind itself back up - if not - try the
> other side.
>
>
> One word of caution:
>
> The Rubber Wheel in the 8 Track Cartridge is usually the item that
> dissolves!
>
> Check the condition of your Tape Wheel - if it is 'Gooey' - don't play it.
>
> Radio Shack did have Service Kits with Replacement Transport Wheel for 8
> Tracks
> but you'll most likely need a www.google.com 8 track Tape Servicing -
> search to
> find the supplier these days.
>
>
>
>
>
> With the Player Case Top off - take a hard look at the Rubber Transport
> Wheel
> in the machine:
>
> If it is in smooth condition - you're OK.
>
> Clean & Treat it.
>
> Run your Finger Nail down & up on the Tape
> Head - the large square thing with lines on it -
> see if the worn in ridges are deep - if not -
> you're OK.
>
>
>
> Take a ride to Radio Shack with your wallet
> in tow.
>
> Buy their Tape Player Head Cleaner & the long wooden
> stemmed Q-Tip swabs they sell.
>
> Buy the Rubber Tape Wheel Cleaner - Preservative.
>
> Buy a Tape Head DeGausser.
>
>
>
> Use the Cleaner on the Swabs to clean out the interior
> of the player - lastly - clean the Tape Head with a
> fresh Swab & Cleaner.
>
> Clean the Rubber Transport Wheel edge that contacts the
> Tape - then treat it with the Preservative & let dry.
>
>
>
> Plug in the DeGausser - with it ON you have to come in directly with
> the Tip to touch on one point of Metal just to the left of the Tape
> Head - then proceed counter clock wise - touching each piece of Metal
> all way round until you come to the Tape Head.
>
> Touch the Tape Head - then Draw the DeGausser straight & directly
> away from the Tape Head and the Player.
>
> You've now removed in Linear Fashion the varying Magnetically Charged
> Fields from the Machine..
>
> Operative wording:  In Linear Fashion.
>
> The Tape Head - which reads the magnetically charged Oxide [magnetic dirt]
> on an 8 Track / Cassette Tape can now get a 'clean reading' - you'll get
> much
> better sound & the Tapes will last longer.
>
>
> If you use the Player alot - Clean the Tape Head & DeGausse every two
> months.
>
> You don't need to remove the Player - Open the Tape Door, prop it open &
> send the DeGausser Tip in with it ON, touch the Tape Head then draw it
> straight
> back out - don't smear the Electronic Field by coming in at an angle &
> leaving
> at a different angle:  Straight in - touch - Straight out.
>
>
> If your Players Rubber Tape Transport Wheel is in bad shape - chunking,
> rubber rot gnarl y,
> there are replacements available.
>
>
> Short of an Electrical Fire, any 8 Track or Cassette Player can be made
> functional for very few dollars.
>
>
> I still have my AUTOMATIC RADIO 4-channel 8 Track Tape Player, tough trick
> is finding Tapes !
>
>
> One word of caution again:
>
> The Rubber Wheel in the 8 Track Cartridge is usually the item that
> dissolves!
>
> Check the condition of your Tape Wheel - if it is 'Gooey' - don't play it.
>
> Radio Shack did have Service Kits with Replacement Transport Wheel for 8
> Tracks
> but you'll most likely need a www.google.com 8 track Tape Servicing -
> search to
> find the supplier these days.
>
>
>
> I had totally forgotten  about all this - for a brief moment:
>
>  "Suddenly it's 1970"
>
>
>
>
>
> --
>
>                  Brien
>            NEW YORK
>     eagle registry #501
> eagle kammback registry
>
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