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Ya think I should? I am really looking for a 2-track 1/2" machine, but geech, $100...
Get back to me quick- shoot from the hip on this one. Thanks.
EDIT: Just talked to the seller- from our convo, it seems the capstan transport mechinism has some kind of issue- capstan and pinch roller are not turning. Both reels turn fine when there is no tape threaded thru the capstan. Heads move up and engage the tape when play or record are pushed, too.
And, DUH, I KNOW it's an 8-track machine- I can count the number of meters across the face. I meant, my PREFERENCE would be to find a 2-track machine, but this one is looking attractive at $100. Another opinion of
1: What it MIGHT take, both cost and difficulity, to repair,
2: Value of it, as-is,
3: Utility of an 8-track, 1/2" machine in the 21st century, and
4. How easily I could convert this into a 2-track machine.
I have about 15 one-pass 1/2 tapes, presumably 8 tracks, sitting in my closet. I am curious YELLOW about what's on them- I am thinking this machine, once fixed, would tell me that, and then I could go from there.
Ya think I should? I am really looking for a 2-track 1/2" machine, but geech, $100...
Get back to me quick- shoot from the hip on this one. Thanks.
EDIT: Just talked to the seller- from our convo, it seems the capstan transport mechinism has some kind of issue- capstan and pinch roller are not turning. Both reels turn fine when there is no tape threaded thru the capstan. Heads move up and engage the tape when play or record are pushed, too.
And, DUH, I KNOW it's an 8-track machine- I can count the number of meters across the face. I meant, my PREFERENCE would be to find a 2-track machine, but this one is looking attractive at $100. Another opinion of
1: What it MIGHT take, both cost and difficulity, to repair,
2: Value of it, as-is,
3: Utility of an 8-track, 1/2" machine in the 21st century, and
4. How easily I could convert this into a 2-track machine.
I have about 15 one-pass 1/2 tapes, presumably 8 tracks, sitting in my closet. I am curious YELLOW about what's on them- I am thinking this machine, once fixed, would tell me that, and then I could go from there.
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