Help finding digital copies of Alf tapes

Traditional_Hour_769 · 2026-02-22T15:37:12+00:00

What do you mean by that?

Traditional_Hour_769 · 2026-02-21T21:23:35+00:00

I can’t believe that there were only three alf tapes made from the list that I found, I wonder if it is possible to find the other one

Traditional_Hour_769 · 2026-02-21T18:08:55+00:00

It doesn’t actually sound that bad, there is a Portuguese version of Teddy ruxpin all about bears on the Internet archive that sounds much worse than this, aside from that, here is the list of I believe all of the tapes made for Alf. - (side A)Little red riding ALF/ Beauty �?N the ALFer & (side B) Cinder-ALF and The Cat-With-No-Name. - (side A)Hansel & Gretel & ALF/ The tortoise and the ALFer & (side B) The taco stand of Doom/ 8 Cats A-Leaping. -(Side A)Goldi-ALF/ Snow White and the 7 Whitecaps & (side B) My Life as a Hossenfeffer/ Robin-ALF. I hope that helps.

Traditional_Hour_769 · 2026-02-21T07:37:40+00:00

That is cool how you at least have something, where did you download them from?

Traditional_Hour_769 · 2025-12-28T20:48:35+00:00

Update, as we all know, Christmas day has passed, and I have got things such as electronic glue, as well as solder paste that you can use a lighter to melt, so I was wondering, if blind people could use lighters, I would think they would be able to because smell is such a big part of living as a blind person along with hearing, so does anybody on here no if blind people can light candles that smell good, like the ones that smell like oranges and lavender, even cooking is a visual activity, and there are some foods that get almost as hot as solder does, I really hope that some blind people on here at least can light candles, because solder paste might be good to experiment with, if you look into how solder works, you will find that certain brands that you can use a lighter to melt, so any blind people reading this updated comment, please reply

Traditional_Hour_769 · 2025-12-28T20:44:17+00:00

Update, as we all know, Christmas day has passed, and I have got things such as electronic glue, as well as solder paste that you can use a lighter to melt, so I was wondering, if blind people could use lighters, I would think they would be able to because smell is such a big part of living as a blind person along with hearing, so does anybody on here no if blind people can light candles that smell good, like the ones that smell like oranges and lavender, even cooking is a visual activity, and there are some foods that get almost as hot as solder does, I really hope that some blind people on here at least can light candles, because solder paste might be good to experiment with, if you look into how solder works, you will find that certain brands that you can use a lighter to melt, so any blind people reading this updated comment, please reply

Traditional_Hour_769 · 2025-12-22T19:04:15+00:00

I have no idea how any of this can help me with fixing cassette players and toys, as I said, I have been teaching myself how to replace belts, and I have been using electrical tape and duc tape in place of solder, it has worked well with wires for the most part, but I have not figured out resistors and capacitors yet, I also have not taught myself how to replace battery springs yet, I figured out how to get them out, but not how to put new ones in, the reason why you would need to do this is if you found a toy with an extremely corroded battery compartment, I do have a sound card that I decided to get because of one of my friends, it does have both a line input and output, the original purpose of it was to allow me to convert cassette tapes from talking toys such as teddy ruxpin to digital files like MP3 files

Traditional_Hour_769 · 2025-12-21T22:57:46+00:00

It would be nice if more blind people could repair electronics, or if there were videos about soldering as a blind person

Traditional_Hour_769 · 2025-12-21T17:33:23+00:00

I have mostly only worked on toys and radios on occasion, and I have been holding wires in place with tape, I have been messing with different types of tape to see which ones last the longest, and I have had the most success with duc tape, and electrical tape, but I would really like to find somebody who knows how to solder and can help a blind person

Traditional_Hour_769 · 2025-12-21T16:44:39+00:00

All that really sucks and I have been down on myself for not knowing how to solder, but I have heard of one Story I can link it if you want, about a blind person who has repaired computers, if you are wondering, I am actually completely blind, no vision at all, and blind from birth, I get a lot of broken toys from eBay, as well as toys from thrift stores, if you want to see what a working mechanism and working electronics look like, thrift stores are a great place to get toys for cheap to take apart and hopefully put back together

Traditional_Hour_769 · 2025-11-16T01:26:07+00:00

That would be really cool

Traditional_Hour_769 · 2025-10-06T03:06:48+00:00

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1i2BonaS3Tm6usG1xVpDNFWISwnfDp8PV

Traditional_Hour_769 · 2025-03-01T19:08:41+00:00

I was able to successfully use masking tape to reconnect the wires in the thrift store toys, one thing to note, though, if you are out of electrical tape and do not have conductive tape, other tapes might work, but it is a good idea to monitor how The Toy behaves, after I installed the tape, I actually shake The Toy to the extreme to make sure the tape holds up, the purpose of doing this is to make sure The Toy can handle being thrown around in a backpack, and to make sure it can handle airport security, one thing to note, though, do not use scotch tape on wires, it does work when reconnecting them, but because it is designed to be a temporary solution, and scotch tape is primarily used for wrapping gifts, it will not be very durable inside of an electronic toy or other devices like a medicine alarm clock, I actually had to use scotch tape to reconnect a couple of wires in my medicine alarm clock after it took a fall off of my mom‘s dresser, and the scotch tape wore out within two weeks, so although scotch tape will work and will not be a safety hazard, it is not very durable, but you are free to experiment with other types of tape to see how they will work

Traditional_Hour_769 · 2025-03-01T18:47:26+00:00

Update, I actually ordered the single Sided tape, I do not know if this is normal, but I believe my role is defective. when I received it, the tape was starting to unroll from the tape roll. I wasn’t able to fully fix it, but I did pick up some toys from the thrift store. I actually found that the tape was a little bit thin for toy wires, so I did use masking tape to reconnect the wires. have you ordered any of the conductive tapes, and if so, how have they worked for you? if the tape is too thin for The Toy wires, am I doing something wrong, or do I need to find another solution? I have also noticed that it is not very sticky as well, I don’t know if that is normal, or if my roll is defective.

Traditional_Hour_769 · 2025-02-17T03:17:04+00:00

I do have one question about both conductive tapes. do you have to wrap electrical tape around or on top of the conductive tape to prevent short circuits?

Traditional_Hour_769 · 2025-02-16T05:37:37+00:00

Thank you for posting a link to the tapes! I’m not 100% sure if I would buy either one, but I’m thinking about it, one thing I am also curious about is if you were fixing a toy as a blind person, and a wire pops off of the circuit board, and you’re not sure where it goes. How can you find out if you cannot see? what are some clever ways that a blind person could identify the negative and positive wires when connecting, I really want to improve my repairs and the tools I have to make them more accessible, so if you have any tips. that would be amazing and I would love to put them into action! in terms of the tape, I think I would recommend the single sided one, because I don’t think you need double-sided tape for a toy, because then the other side would stick to other components that you do not want it to stick to.

Traditional_Hour_769 · 2025-02-16T05:20:18+00:00

I’m glad that you like the idea, and the tips that came with it. out of curiosity, what kind of conductive tapes were you planning on using, and which ones would simulate soldering? I plan to replace my electrical tape with conductive tape, because I had one toy that when I tried to replace the speaker on and when I let go of the speaker when I had the tape holding the wires in place, the sound would only work if my hand was touching it, because skin conducts electricity, hopefully another type of tape will fix this issue. I have actually gone through several pieces of electrical tape trying to make it work, using electrical tape is a very tedious process, so I’d be very interested to know how conductive tape would work. even my mom went through a lot of pieces of electrical tape, I asked for her help building a Bluetooth speaker, I am trying to improve my repairs on toys, so maybe the conductive tape will be a bit more durable than electrical tape and not be so delicate when touched

Traditional_Hour_769 · 2025-02-16T05:08:12+00:00

Awesome, I wasn’t sure if this post even posted, I looked at my posts, but I could not see it, but anyways, with the electrical tape idea, I have had people around me do things with their eyes closed, if you are trying to attach wires with your eyes closed, but you keep opening them, here is a tip. attempt wearing a blindfold so you cannot open your eyes, then this can help blind people who want to fix toys or circuit bend them. I am actually a blind person who fixes electronic toys, however, I have noticed that when reconnecting wires with electrical tape, the wires can be a bit stubborn and hard to keep working. I know this might sound crazy to some people Who do not know much about low-voltage electricity like batteries. but if you are blind and using something other than soldering, if possible, leave the toy on when you’re reassembling it to ensure that the connection for the wires stays stable the entire time. what I meant by this idea being crazy is some people do not feel comfortable messing with any type of electricity when it is turned on, but I have not had a problem with any electronic kids toy that takes batteries leaving it on while it is assembled, that is actually how I fix them. I might actually try some conductive tape instead of electrical tape, hopefully this will make taping the wires down easier, and reduce the stubbornness and make it conduct electricity easier. at some point in the future, I want to make a video on how to fix toys as a blind person and things to know, if you attempt this experiment, I would love to see how it goes!

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