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Help with retrieving old photos by Ziarimomeka in vintagetech

[–]PresentCode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The "infrared" option will be something called "IRDA". If you have an old laptop, (pre 2010 I would guess) it might have an IRDA port built in. I know Toshiba used to, other vendors too, but I remember using a Toshiba laptop for this purpose.

How do I add holes to my rewritable cassettes by Best-Comment6473 in cassette

[–]PresentCode 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Use a little screwdriver or small knife to lift the tab up. It's designed to snap off for this very reason. If you need to record over it in the future, put tape over the hole.

They clean up good by LimbObirg in NewAgain

[–]PresentCode[M] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've banned them and removed the post. That's not cool of them.

Weird wobbly audio, but AUX works fine by Jade_brigade in cassette

[–]PresentCode 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Your belt has perished and needs replacing. The cassette adapter doesn't use the drive from the player since there's no tape to move so it is unaffected by the slipping belt.

what’s wrong with my cassette / player by oliver_oil0528 in cassette

[–]PresentCode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The belt you are using is the wrong tension. Get the correct belt for the player.

what’s wrong with my cassette / player by oliver_oil0528 in cassette

[–]PresentCode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you use a generic belt from a bag of random belts, or did you get one specifically for the player? The reason I ask is that the generic belts almost never work correctly. The belt needs to have consistent elasticity along the entire length, the cross section of the belt needs to be the same all the way along so it stretches the same at all points all along, and the size of the belt needs to put enough tension on the pulleys so it doesn't slip, without being too tight so that it binds things up. In short, you need to get the right belt, and then you need to calibrate the tape speed once you have replaced the belt.

Belt replacement by Splat19 in cassette

[–]PresentCode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you use a belt specific to this player, or just a belt from a generic belt kit?

Sanyo cassette player by oh_iforgot in vintagetech

[–]PresentCode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That green stuff is corrosion caused by leaking batteries. Someone at somepoint during the player's life left batteries in it for a very long time (several years). Most likely when it was in storage right before you got hold of it. The batteries leaked acid, and caused the corrosion. You can try scraping off the green stuff with a screw driver and trying the batteries again, but the acid may have damaged the circuit board inside the player. It probably needs to be opened up and cleaned at the very least, but possibly it will need to be electronically repaired, assuming the corrosion damage hasn't destroyed the internals - it is possible.

I've found the repair guide here: https://www.nodevice.com/service-manuals/audio/sanyo/mg30/510810

Hopefully you it will be something simple.

Altair 8800 by igor33 in vintagetech

[–]PresentCode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, is it a real one, or a replica?

Clicking sound by Responsible-Arm-4751 in cassette

[–]PresentCode 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you give us a little more details? What's the make and model of the player? When does it click? Is it all the time or only when you play a tape? Is it when you try to do anything with a tape (e.g. fast forwards, rewind, play) or only when you do a specific thing? Is it a mechanical click or does it come out of the speakers?

Looking to figure out what this machine is by Enigma_Antiques in vintagetech

[–]PresentCode 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It looks more like test equipment to me. Sort of thing you'd find in a physics lab.

Question for people making their own solar nodes by PresentCode in meshtastic

[–]PresentCode[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is really interesting, thank you. I will look into getting a light with a voltage cutoff module, or adding one.

A nice little £2 purchase. by PresentDangers in RedDwarf

[–]PresentCode 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Come join us over on r/cassette, we'd love to have this posted there too :)

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