The importance of frequent tape deck exeercise.

Tape Trail

Reel to reel, cassette and other analogue tape formats.

I was at a friend's house yesterday and we attempted to play a tape on his Otari MXX5050 BII. The tape broke (it was an elderly acetate type) and we should have stopped right there. But we continued to try until stopped dead by a puff of smoke.

The tape deck owner summers in Maine and the Otari hadn't been run since spring although it worked perfectly before that. Just another reminder that these complex electromechanical beasts need frequent exercise to stay in playable shape. Not a problem for me since I use my own Otari almost every day and my back-up Teac at least every couple of weeks.

Just a word to the wise.

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Topic - The importance of frequent tape deck exeercise. - Dave Pogue 06:16:29 11/21/14 (9)

RE: The importance of frequent tape deck exeercise. - Inmate51 16:17:33 11/21/14 (3)

RE: The importance of frequent tape deck exeercise. - Tony Lauck 17:01:49 11/21/14 (1)

RE: The importance of frequent tape deck exeercise. - Inmate51 18:08:36 11/21/14 (0)

RE: The importance of frequent tape deck exeercise. - Dave Pogue 16:33:57 11/21/14 (0)

I like to use my tape decks so much... - Skylab 13:43:44 11/21/14 (4)

RE: I like to use my tape decks so much... - Dave Pogue 17:56:23 11/21/14 (3)

"All tape decks are virtually decades old" - Grant99 07:04:54 11/22/14 (2)

Actually... - Inmate51 10:16:48 11/23/14 (0)

RE: "All tape decks are virtually decades old" - Dave Pogue 08:17:10 11/22/14 (0)

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