fragile tape players

[tyranthraxus]

I've noticed that none of the tape players I have stumbled across at

thrift stores seem to work. They all appear to be jammed up. Now all

I am doing to test them is to see if the spools wind when I press play,

fwd or rew. One didn't power up. Another the play button would not compress and another would only rewind. Are these things ultra

fragile or am I just unlucky?

[capnarrr]

They were rather flimsy devices. I believe I only got my 1050 (is that the number?) tape player to work once or twice before it died. My cousin's player, modeled to match the 800 system, still works as far as i know. You may want to hunt for one of those.

[t.skid]

They were rather flimsy devices.  I believe I only got my 1050 (is that the number?) tape player......

 

I think the number is 1010. 1050 was the XL disk drive

[Gunstar]

From what I understand, the 410's (800 model) were more flimsy than the 1010's (800XL model), but most problems are minor and easily repaired. As a matter of fact, if you pick them up, working or not, I'll buy them from you for a reasonable price, since I can repair them and am looking for both versions.

[tyranthraxus]

Well the next time I see one I will grab it and at least try to fix it.

I've seen the XL model and the 400 model. I think I've actually seen two

variations of the older 400 style tape player.

 

John