All old 8-track tapes need a bit of restoration before they’re playable again. In this post, we walk you through the entire process with a detailed step-by-step guide and instructional video: cleaning, pressure pad replacement, sensing foil splice removal and replacement, and final reassembly.
🔸 Ready for a nostalgic look back? We're unboxing two amazing 8-track cassettes featuring the legendary Björn Skifs and Blue Swede! Hooked on a feeling – and on 8-track, of course! 🎶📼
This is a thorough walkthrough of how to repair the plastic bracket that holds the sound head on 8-track players with the infamous plastic construction. In this example, we are working with a Realistic TR-169 player, but the procedure is largely the same on all players with a similar mechanism. This process can also be used as a preventative…
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Join us for a first test and start-up of a new-old 8-track player of the type Realistic TR-169 (Model 14 935 TR-169). This model was produced until 1990 and is one of the very last models on the market for easy playback of 8-track cassettes.
Year 1973, Talent Produksjon AS, T8S 1006, Norwegian.
Year 1973, Talent Produksjon AS, T8S 1003, Norwegian.
Year 1972, Talent Produksjon AS, T8S 1000, Norwegian.
Year 1972, Polydor, 3842 004, Norwegian.
Year 1971, Knäppup, K8T-6000, Swedish.
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