![]() ![]() in the picture you will see the roller on the top right, the playback head in top center, and top left you will see what looks like two "J's" back to back. unlike most tape formats, the rubber roller called the pinch roller is part of the tape cartridge and not the machine. what makes this work is that the backside of the tape, the side that doesn't have the music on it, is polished up with a dry lubricant to aid it in sliding out and over the spool of tape. the action of the tape being pulled from the center causes the spool to turn thus winding the tape back onto itself. the tape is pulled from the center, out past the machine's mechanism, and then re-spools onto itself on the outside of the spool. some basic machines like the one featured in this instructable only offer play and program change. the only options the consumer has is play, fast forward, record, and program change. The 8-track tape is a continuous loop tape so there is no rewind. let's learn a little bit about these tapes and how to revive a malfunctioning machine! 4 programs each having 2 tracks since they are in stereo = 8 tracks. they are musical programs and have nothing to do with computers. shove the tape in and the machine starts playing. 8-track tape machines found there way into portables, cars, and home stereo. initially created by lear jet, the aircraft folks, the 8-track became popular due to its simplicity of use. sure there were other portable formats but the 8-track was the first to win wide public acceptance and become a common option in automobiles of the 60's-70's. the 8-track was the first portable music medium that actually really took off. they can still be easily found at thrift stores and flea markets for less than the cost of a snickers bar. *** this instructable takes into account that you have some mechanical dexterity and some experience in disassembling consumer electronics *** lalala music music KERCHUNK! the lowly 8-track tape, abandoned long ago in favor of the cassette tape. ![]()
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