Re: Original Commodore Cassette Recorder

From: William Levak (wlevak_at_cyberspace.org)
Date: 2000-05-24 02:34:58

On Tue, 23 May 2000, Larry Anderson wrote:
> > 
> > I have 5 of the version on the left, 2 actually work.
> 
> of mine, one works, one's dead (belts dried up)

One more works, with a head adjustment.  I have been replacing belts.
Standard 10" square belts work on most, although one seems to need a
slightly shorter belt.

> > others.  This is the second version.  The first PETs had a different
> > recorder with black keys.  Both of these are obviously from audio
> > recorders as the mounting for the speaker and the battery compartment
> > are clearly visible.  Some of them still had the condenser microphone in
> > them.
> 
> Iv'e only seen that model on the promotional brochures, I assummed it
> was just used in the prototype...

It was a salesman's demo, serial# 10017.  I don't know what happened to
it.  The contacts were on the bottom side of the plug, all later versions
had the contacts on the upper side.

> I recall I had to tear it apart to find the name, the case does not
> reveal it, you are correct.  Though the name could have been on a
> component and the unit itself may be another brand.

The only names I see are Canon on the drive motor and Musashino stamped on
the frame

> The one in the PET itself:
> http://www.jps.net/foxnhare/PET/20018cs.jpg

I have a PET like this.  I just replaced the drive mechanism with one of
my working ones because it stopped working.

> And a back view of the three units, (this image is in it's original size
> and quite large)
> http://www.jps.net/foxnhare/PET/c2nbk.jpg

I could not access this one.  URL not found.

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