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  1. overmodulated

    overmodulated Active Member

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    And doing the dance like the guy on the box
     
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    Longman Well-Known Member S2G Supporter

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    Challenge accepted. TBH I have seen sillier looking Bluetooth cans.
    Bush 4100 c.JPG

    You should have asked earlier. I am also a bit worried that you can't spot the difference between a guy and a young lady !
    Her style reminds me a bit of Sheena Easton
     
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    mate, if we ever meet anywhere, the drinks are on me :bestfriends:
     
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    I really like some of those headphone radios, they don't get a lot of love but I'll snap them up when I see them.
     
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    leamspaceman, Apr 18, 2025
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    In the words of Veruca Salt..."I want a B & O R2R!"
     
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    that is a cool recorder.
     

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    I've had a quote to bring it back to fully working condition... £400. So not bad I guess???
     
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    I don’t think that’s too bad of a price, and I’m sure it would be quality work.
     
    overmodulated, Apr 22, 2025
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    Make sure you get a list of what they're going to do and the time frame. For that price I'd assume new caps and belts? If you're not familar with R2R, sticky tape and tape shred are two nasty things to look for. Sticky tape is when the old tape turns into a nasty goop that is very similar to tar, touch the sides to make sure it isn't tacky. Tape shred is not as bad, the tape media comes off in small black chunks, luckily it doesn't stick as bad but it will mess up the sonics if it gets on the heads. Those tapes look old, if the machine starts slowing down stop it and check.
     
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    Longman Well-Known Member S2G Supporter

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    If you think sticky tapes is a problem do a search on "Tape Baking". Not someting I have tried myself but done by recording studios etc when they run into the problem.
     
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    I toss any I have, it's usually from a box that came with the machine and definately not worth hours of cleaning.
     
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    ti30.jpg
     
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    Longman Well-Known Member S2G Supporter

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    Possibly the most popular calculator of the late 1970s. Half the class at college had one of those in 1979.
    I jumped from
    http://www.vintagecalculators.com/html/mini_scientific.html
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    https://casio.ledudu.com/pockets.asp?type=1022&lg=eng
    which cost me over a weeks wages back in 1978.
    I still have both, although the Prinztronic is quite worn out.
    When new it came in a large plush lined presentation box laid out with calculator, instructions, case, and maybe batteries.

    p.s. from that era did you key in 6x9=?
     
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    yep, i know what you mean. you mean the Hewlett Packards, you key 6 enter 9 x. can you remember how this way was called ?
     
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    i wouldn't mind a vintage Sinclair pocket calculator (not necessarily the Souvereign), maybe a Commodore, but this would give tendencies to hoard those things, wich i want to avoid...
    just my pocket calculator at work gave up and i eeded replacement and that TI30 was there for 5 bucks plus shipping. a good deal, i guess...
     
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    We actually have a "Big Bad Calculator" thread around here somewhere. I've grabbed any cool 70's calculator from the thrifting days but haven't seen a cool one in a few years. One of these days I'll post a few more of my collection, I especially love the early Casios.
     
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    Welcome to the TCM Club, I just got a TCM-111 from our local vintage shop, it's a little roached out with a missing cover but it has all the iconic parts and is really nicely designed. He also had some Go-Go's, you can't go wrong with this one.


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    I’ve picked up a pair of 1969 KEF Cresta speakers! Definitely in need of a bit of work, One is playing OK at the moment - and sounds remarkably good for a 56yr old speaker that came from someone’s shed.
    This model used the first incarnation of the long running KEF drive units as found in the famous BBC near field monitors. Unfortunately, somebody has been tinkering with the bass drivers so I may have to learn how to strip one right down… How bad can it be?
     

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    I've only done refoaming and wondered how hard it is to do coils or cones. We have a local shop "Midwest Speakers" that seems to be able to fix any of them but I bet they have boxes full of NOS parts.
     
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