WTB: two aligned datassettes

Post by **Jeff-20** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 12:15 pm

Can anyone provide two tested, working, aligned tape decks? I can pay via paypal. Name your price.

Mayhem · Post by **Mayhem** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 12:52 pm

I can do the alignments no problem... I just need two datasettes

Post by **Jeff-20** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 11:11 pm

no one?

eslapion · Post by **eslapion** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 12:47 am

Recently I purchased a "datasette clone" made by some chinese company. When I received it, to my absolute surprise, it was still sealed, brand new.

I got it for only 10$ on eBay and I only used it once to test it. Watch out, as there may be more out there like that.

Please note that many high end audio shops (the kind of place whre you pay 10k$+ for a pair of speakers) have the special equipment to realign tape decks. I would assume that they can use the same kind of equipment to realign datasettes.

gklinger · Post by **gklinger** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 12:55 am

You can align your tape drives yourself with this.

carlsson · Post by **carlsson** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 10:04 am

Not unless Jeff goes below his standards and buys himself a Commodore 64.

Post by **Jeff-20** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 11:00 am

Do you think the program could be deconstructed and translated somehow to a VIC format? I don't even have access to a 64.

gklinger · Post by **gklinger** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 11:57 pm

Jeff-20 wrote:Do you think the program could be deconstructed and translated somehow to a VIC format?

It's possible but it wouldn't be very easy. A tool like that for the VIC-20 would be handy though. Maybe I'll drop the author an email and see what their thoughts on the matter are. You never know.

I don't even have access to a 64.

Sorry, I didn't realize that. I could send you one or maybe I could see if TPUG has a couple of C2Ns and align them for you?

Wonder-Boy · Post by **Wonder-Boy** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 9:47 am

Hey Jeff-20,

I saw something a while ago in this ebay auction which appears to be some datasette alignment equipment. Perhaps that could be a solution for you?

paytonbyrd · Post by **paytonbyrd** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 10:01 am

Jeff-20 wrote:Can anyone provide two tested, working, aligned tape decks? I can pay via paypal. Name your price.

I have a box full of boxed datasettes, but how do I tell if they are perfectly aligned?

Post by **Jeff-20** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 10:30 am

I guess with the c64 program mentioned above. I think the word "perfect" seems too strong and may be preventing me from getting an aligned unit.

paytonbyrd · Post by **paytonbyrd** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 3:07 pm

Jeff-20 wrote:I guess with the c64 program mentioned above. I think the word "perfect" seems too strong and may be preventing me from getting an aligned unit.

How about $10 plus shipping for two of them in their original boxes?

Post by **Jeff-20** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 5:12 pm

Are you going to align them? Do you have a 64 to do so?

paytonbyrd · Post by **paytonbyrd** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 5:20 pm

I have plenty of systems to test them with using the program linked to. Several of these drives appear to be new or like new. I'm sure at least two of them will be fine. If I can't find two of them that are well aligned we just won't do the deal.

Post by **Jeff-20** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 5:47 pm

Sounds great! Thanks!

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