I cannot for the life of me figure out a proper equation for spooling fresh tape onto a cart reel. 3.75ips equates to 225” per minute, for for a 60 minute cart, I’d need roughly 3375” or just over 280 feet. Am I figuring that correctly? It seems unimaginable that it’d be that much, but there’s a reason I flunked out of engineering school. Anyone done this? I think I found a source for new graphite-backed tape stock, but I want to be sure before I order a reel. Thanks!

Selling 8 Tracks from The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Neil Diamond, Three Dog Night, Star Wars, Monty Python, Village People, Herbie Hancock, Harry Chapin, Barry Manilow, Cleo Laine, Percy Faith, etc.

8 tracks: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBTzR4

Price: best offer for any or all

Location: ships from Midwest, USA

I’ve been fascinated by the technology used in these machines for ages. I thought I might as well try my luck so managed to get this refurbished machine from e-bay works perfectly. Have my first album and already have some albums from the 70s and 80s on the way.

Was given about 70 tapes and have been going through them.

Demo tape for music or hardware distributors? Cannot identify a single track title - anyone? It's still in shrink wrap, so I'm reluctant to open it...

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My collection of 8 - Tracks.

Everything from Lou Reed to Stomping Tom.

The funny thing is you would have a tough time replacing this collection. Most of them don’t have a listing on Discogs.

I am quickly finding that I want to collect way more than the initial 25 carts that I told myself I'd limit myself to...but I need a good storage solution. Does anyone make a true 8-track rack anymore? I remember back in the day that radio station studio walls would be filled with broadcast carts - similar in size to 8-tracks. However, that's back in the analog days, and technology has given way to non-physical media. Anyone have any leads on finding some old cart storage racks?

I found an Akai CR-80D player this weekend and hooked it up and while it plays, when you manually change from track 3 to 4 you have to hit the button several times before it changes. Does anyone know an easy fix for this?

The spool in the cartridge is loose around the middle, how do I fix this so the tape won't be eaten again?

I haven’t seen many punk bootlegs beyond a pretty cursory surface level. Any other fans of this type of stuff in here?

So, I recently was gifted a big box of 8tracks, all really good music too, and I'm thrilled.

I haven't had a player for quite a long time, the last one I used unfortunately got ruined from a burst water pipe in the wall, which caused hot water and plaster dust to get all through its ventilation holes, and ruined it 😕. A very sad day.

I'm trying to order one to connect to my current setup, but I'm not trying to spend a lot of money, since these tapes have the potential to not be any good, they're also kind of dirty/were not stored properly, and I don't want to invest in a super good player quite yet, in case these were to cause damage to it from dust/old foam/etc. I know they're getting harder and harder to find.

So my question is: if a player is advertised as lighting up and running but no sound coming through, is it safe to assume that it's most likely due to a broken belt, a simple repair? Or is it more likely that there's something worse going on in there? I'm familiar enough with the inner workings of them to change that belt, but more complex issues I'm not confident I would be able to fix correctly on my own.

All input is appreciated!

One of my latest scores! Now the Black Sabbath part of my 8-track collection is nearly complete. =) Sounds so good too.

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I’m have some Black Sabbath and Rolling Stones and other tapes I have nothing to play them on any recommendation on what to get ?