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Conductive tape for 8-tracks????

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by john3347 2 views

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There is a thread currently running concerning converting old records to CD. I have, not only records, but also 8-tracks and cassettes that I am converting. My problem is that with many (actually most) of the 8-tracks, the magnetic tape is still good and will play just as it did 30 odd years ago but the aluminum tape that holds the ends together and signals the player to change tracks has lost it's grip. Consequently, the effect is that of a broken tape. Does anyone know of a source for this tape, or any kind of glue that would work to reattach the conductive tape that holds the ends of the magnetic tape together? This is a small piece of tape about 1/2" inck long and the same width as the magnetic recording tape. It takes nothing more than lots of time and patience to disassemble and reassemble the cartridges.

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by oh smeg

Try going to a Audio Shop that specialises in High End Audio Gear and you should be able to get something. Even if you have to look at some large Open Reel Tape Format and cut down the Tape you should be able to splice the ends together fairly easily.

The only draw back is that the 8 Track can have quite a lot of speed changes when running as tape does stretch and the like so even if you get these working it's possible that the sound will not be all that great. You will need some software to clean up the sound and even that has limited use unless you are looking at the High End Stuff.

Col

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