Ooops!
Sorry about that Michael!
BTW,
Another use of the narrow track width of an 8tr head is to use it as a sync head
for Ranger tone. You can mount it outside of the head assembly, (Yes, you have
to drill & tap the deck) adjust azmuth accordingly and lock it with set
screws.
It works!
Cheers!
Corey
Quoting Michael Biel <[log in to unmask]>:
> Corey Bailey wrote:
> > How true!
> >
> > I transferred some home recordings last year from six 8 track tapes and
> every
> > one suffered from the problems that Tom mentions below.
>
> Tom didn't mention them. That was my posting. You snipped the
> attribution!
>
> Mike Biel [log in to unmask]
>
> > What a PITA! I started
> > to sketch out some ideas for mounting an 8 Track head on a reel-to-reel
> deck
> > but decided there isn't the demand for the format.
> >
> > You can find cartridge repair parts on ebay but I chose to do he repairs
> myself.
> > Maybe next time.
> >
> > Cheers!
> >
> > Corey
> >
> > Cheers!
> >
> >
> >> Tom Fine wrote:
> >>
> >
> >
> >> SNIP>
> >>
> >
> >
> >> If the guy would buy a player he would
> >> find that on many of them the metal tab splices will have either dried
> >> up and broken or that they have become gooey and have jammed the tape.
> >> He will also find that if foam was used in the pressure pads they will
> >> now be a sticky mess which will quickly jam the cartridge and the
> >> machine.
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>
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