MAKE | Maker to Maker – Camaro Cassette Deck on Make: television

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By Make: television
Posted 2009/03/06 @ 8:56 am
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In this Hidden Treasures segment, Mister Jalopy opens up his Chevy Camaro’s cassette player to show us the beauty and value of clear schematics for makers like him.

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9 Responses to Maker to Maker – Camaro Cassette Deck on Make: television

Beerden on March 7th, 2009 at 8:16 am said:

Hmm, I was expecting a trip down memory lane with a story about a camaro with an 8-Track tape deck. Am I missing something? Maybe 8-Track is a geek code name for a retro car. All I see here is a cassette deck.

Anyway, I love it when you open up some gadget and the important parts of a circuit schematic is there for you to see!

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Kevin on March 7th, 2009 at 8:33 am said:

Who made this cassette player ?
What is the brand and the model ?

Was he successful with the repair ? What was the problem ?

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ellisgl.myopenid.com on March 7th, 2009 at 6:57 pm said:

I too find it horribly titled. No 8-Track to be seen, just a 4 track (2 sides, each side has left+right channel = 4 tracks).

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garethb2 on March 7th, 2009 at 7:09 pm said:

@Beerden
I think the “8-track” in the title is a mistake. I sent email to the Make: television folks for clarification.

@Kevin
The point of the piece was not the repair itself, it’s about the care that the designers/engineers of this particular consumer electronics device took to allow the owner of it to fix (and modify) it regardless of what was wrong with it.

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Make: television on March 7th, 2009 at 9:30 pm said:

Thanks for the catch folks, sorry for the goof up!

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Kevin on March 8th, 2009 at 3:28 am said:

@garethb2 : I understood that, but I’m still curious to know more about it.

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Gareth Branwyn on March 8th, 2009 at 8:04 pm said:

I think Nick from Make: television pinged Mister Jalopy. Hopefully we can get him to pop in here and answer your questions.

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Kevin on March 9th, 2009 at 11:06 am said:

Thanks a lot !

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icons downloads on October 7th, 2012 at 9:19 am said:

I am assured, that you have misled.

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