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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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Posted by: Kevin on March 7, 2009 at 8:33 AM

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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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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Posted by: garethb2 on March 7, 2009 at 7:09 PM

@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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Posted by: Make: television on March 7, 2009 at 9:30 PM

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

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Posted by: Kevin on March 8, 2009 at 3:28 AM

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

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Posted by: Gareth Branwyn on March 8, 2009 at 8:04 PM

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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Posted by: Kevin on March 9, 2009 at 11:06 AM

Thanks a lot !

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