anybody know much about these?

dodgedifferent2

dodgedifferent2

hung like a stud field mouse and
stumbled onto this last night and obviously dont find too much about them on the internet.

I guess first thing. The plug .. was there suppose to be one with it? might have to do some more digging in the heap of old radios. :hmmm:

I wonder if it still works :hmmm:

anybody know how i can test this thing?



 
Yes - the connector and harness would have come with the unit. 4 pins were for +power, -power and -speaker (shared...often the -speakers would just be grounded to the car body) +left speaker, +right speaker. I can't remember the pinout, but if you open it up, you should be able to figure what pin does what without too much trouble.

If you really just want FM, I think I still have a couple of the old FM modulators that go in line with the antenna on an AM radio....
 
What Nodda said. He was quicker at typing.

It should have come with a 4 pin male plug. Configuration I'm not sure of (getting old). The FM tuner plugs in as would an 8-track tape and gives you FM radio for a car with just AM. If you take the back off you should be able to figure out the wire combo and maybe able to find a plug once you know how the wire combo is.
 
last i knew radioshack still had that connector on hand..if not a GOOD electronics parts house WILL have it
 
Where is the antenna connector?

If you're going to mount the 8-track under-dash with the FM tuner in order to get FM, why not just mount a more plentiful AM/FM cassette under-dash? :huh: Sometimes simpler is better.
 
simple better...sure..but the pure funk coolness farcotr even if it doesnt work is EPIC..id put it into the right rig just for show...the a108 shaggin wagon!
 
plan was just more for show, but if it works then all the better.

I have not even installed speakers into the dart yet.
 
Yeah. It's cool to see them in old cars at shows. Kind of fit the period.

I had one hanging under the dash of the Demon for a couple years. Better yet, It was an old automatic radio piece that was big enough that a modern DIN sized car stereo fit inside the chassis once the guts were removed. The faceplate popped on and off, so when we were at shows it just looked like a vintage 8 track hanging under there.

8 tracks were terrible. they jammed up, wow & flutter was horrible, and they tended to jump tracks in the middle of songs. But at least they sounded bad. :D I came of driving age just as 8 tracks were being replaced with cassette tapes for portable use. They were a significant improvement, particularly in sound quality. I only ever bought one 8 track tape. The same album I have owned in every format it came available in: (Including reel - to reel) Deep Purple Made In Japan.
 
I started driving when cassettes were finishing and cds were coming in.


I am actually thinking to get one of these for the dash (someday)
http://www.retrosound.com/product-p/hermosa-radio.htm

but when i get around to testing the 8 track. Its likely a dud since it was in a pile of radios from buicks and chevy's and i believe a few fords. I naturally assume they were all thrown in the pile because they were junk. I may just run some 8 tracks if it actually works.
May have to photograph all the radios someday and post them up for sale as cores.

I was telling my dad about the 8 track player i found in his pile of radios. Told him that if it works i could have it in the dart and he could plug in his old johnny cash tracks and jam out while rowing the gears. He was overly impressed at that thought and kind of giddy about the idea :-)
 
There are two common problems with 8-tracks.

One is head alignment. Keep a book of matches handy and you solve that problem by jamming it in under or on top of the cartridge. You'll know you need to do it of the music sounds like that weird little dude on Twin Peaks.

The second is that old tapes often snap when the track changes. Some can be opened up and spliced back together, but some are well sealed.

In any case, they are still a blast to have because everyone wants to know of it works and many have never even seen one. Great conversation starter.
 
dodgechargerfan said:
they are still a blast to have because everyone wants to know of it works and many have never even seen one. Great conversation starter.
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I have one of these mounted in a very nicely done oak console with an AM/FM receiver and 4-speed 11 inch turntable. It's quite unique. It can be programmed to play one track on all 12 tapes, then progress to the next track, and on. Or play each tape entirely, then progress to the next. Or by turning a knob to select a tape number it will progress to that tape and play it solely.

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This isn't mine, but it looks exactly like it;

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This guy has the coolest vintage aftermarket stereo ever. I don't remember ever seeinh an FM adapter like that previously. :dance:

Skip forward to the 1:00 mark or so. The site's software apparently can't handle the timestamp in the YouTube link. :doh:

[video=youtube_share;tnb2_PNAKkY]https://youtu.be/tnb2_PNAKkY?t=73[/video]
 
ok the 8track changer takes the cake on oddity and cool....i ponder if they ever did a casset version of some kind

and a total eq with chromed out 8track fm..wow
 
69.5CUDA said:
....i ponder if they ever did a casset version of some kind
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The disadvantage of multiple cassettes is that eventually they would all get to the ends of the tapes. Sure it could be made for a long period of listening, but eventually you have to spend the time to switch the tapes, or reverse them. :huh:
 
Local second hand store has one of those Kraco widgets that you put a cassette tape into, then insert into your 8 track play to "convert" it to cassette. It's brand new in the original packaging...they want $5 or $10 for it.
 
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