Has anyone got one of the older twin spindle radio cassette players
kicking about that they no longer want? I have cash to make it
worthwhile - just not a lot...

Needs FM and working tape heads (I have a tape > 3.5mm jack converter),
neg earth ok.

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Simon

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "sweller"
<(E-Mail Removed)> saying something like:

>Has anyone got one of the older twin spindle radio cassette players
>kicking about that they no longer want? I have cash to make it
>worthwhile - just not a lot...
>
>Needs FM and working tape heads (I have a tape > 3.5mm jack converter),
>neg earth ok.

I have one kicking about the workshop.
Seen better days (will clean up OK) and it was working fine before it
got bunged in a box and forgotten about. It is neg earth - Radiomobile,
iirc.

Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:

> I have one kicking about the workshop.
> Seen better days (will clean up OK) and it was working fine before it
> got bunged in a box and forgotten about. It is neg earth - Radiomobile,
> iirc.

Great stuff - could you drop me an email - simon @ posting name .co.uk

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Simon

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "sweller"
<(E-Mail Removed)> saying something like:

>Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:
>
>> I have one kicking about the workshop.
>> Seen better days (will clean up OK) and it was working fine before it
>> got bunged in a box and forgotten about. It is neg earth - Radiomobile,
>> iirc.
>
>Great stuff - could you drop me an email - simon @ posting name .co.uk

Will do tomorrow - I'll hook it up and see if it's still functioning.

On Mar 13, 5:50*pm, "sweller" <swel...@mztech.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
> Has anyone got one of the older twin spindle radio cassette players
> kicking about that they no longer want? *I have cash to make it
> worthwhile - just not a lot...
>
> Needs FM and working tape heads (I have a tape > 3.5mm jack converter),
> neg earth ok.

if this is to be "in keeping" with the vibe of your old **** car,
wouldn't you want one with the 5 mechanical "preset" buttons too?

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C72795?pt=pf

**** FM ;=)

Or, even better, an 8-track?

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d.

darsy wrote:

> > Needs FM and working tape heads (I have a tape > 3.5mm jack
> > converter), neg earth ok.
>
> if this is to be "in keeping" with the vibe of your old **** car,
> wouldn't you want one with the 5 mechanical "preset" buttons too?
>
> http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C72795?pt=pf
>
> **** FM ;=)

Yes, yes and yes but have you seen the price!

I have a Motorola MW/LW set in there at the moment but I don't have the
competence to wire a jack input.

Do you?

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Simon

darsy wrote:

> On Mar 13, 5:50*pm, "sweller" <swel...@mztech.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
> > Has anyone got one of the older twin spindle radio cassette players
> > kicking about that they no longer want? *I have cash to make it
> > worthwhile - just not a lot...
> >
> > Needs FM and working tape heads (I have a tape > 3.5mm jack
> > converter), neg earth ok.
>
> if this is to be "in keeping" with the vibe of your old **** car,
> wouldn't you want one with the 5 mechanical "preset" buttons too?
>
> http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C72795?pt=pf
>
> **** FM ;=)
>
> Or, even better, an 8-track?

My dad has been converting ancient but good condition 1950s and 60s 405
line monochrome TVs into full 625 line colour internals with inbuilt
basic dvd players, and then flogging them to film prop suppliers for
the past few years. He makes a ****ing good living from it.

--
Lozzo
Versys 650 Tourer, CBR600F-W racebike in the making, TS250C, RD400F
(somewhere)

sweller wrote:

> darsy wrote:
>
> > > Needs FM and working tape heads (I have a tape > 3.5mm jack
> > > converter), neg earth ok.
> >
> > if this is to be "in keeping" with the vibe of your old **** car,
> > wouldn't you want one with the 5 mechanical "preset" buttons too?
> >
> > http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C72795?pt=pf
> >
> > **** FM ;=)
>
> Yes, yes and yes but have you seen the price!
>
> I have a Motorola MW/LW set in there at the moment but I don't have
> the competence to wire a jack input.
>
> Do you?

I'm sure my dad[1] has something in the garage that'd suit. I'm going
to see the rents this afternoon so I'll have a look in there and get
back.

[1] Dad is an ex=army electronics engineer who went self employed in
the 70s doing domestic stuff like TV and radio repairs. He's got a
large garage full of period TV and radio stuff.

--
Lozzo
Versys 650 Tourer, CBR600F-W racebike in the making, TS250C, RD400F
(somewhere)

On Mar 14, 7:55*am, "sweller" <swel...@mztech.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
> darsy wrote:
> > > Needs FM and working tape heads (I have a tape > 3.5mm jack
> > > converter), neg earth ok.
>
> > if this is to be "in keeping" with the vibe of your old **** car,
> > wouldn't you want one with the 5 mechanical "preset" buttons too?
>
> >http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C72795?pt=pf
>
> > **** FM ;=)
>
> Yes, yes and yes but have you seen the price!

it is a tad...steep.

> I have a Motorola MW/LW set in there at the moment but I don't have the
> competence to wire a jack input.
>
> Do you?

define "wire a jack input"?

The particular unit I posted the link to appears to have left/right
stereo phono inputs on the back - you could shoehorn an MP3/FM player
hidden in the glovebox into those if you were minded to.

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d.

On Mar 14, 8:06*am, darsy <dar...@gmail.com> wrote:

> The particular unit I posted the link to appears to have left/right
> stereo phono inputs on the back - you could shoehorn an MP3/FM player
> hidden in the glovebox into those if you were minded to.

hang on, checking the pics on that link, they've already done just
that, which probably explains the price. Ignore me. It's too easy on a
Sunday morning to talk ****.



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d.