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Philips’ crazy Ski Slope Cassette Deck (Patreon)

Published:

2021-04-22 16:41:54

Edited:

2021-04-22 20:41:01

Imported:

2022-05

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A look at a rather unusual vintage cassette deck from Philips. I’ve wanted to demonstrate one of these for quite some years now.

The only videos on YouTube featuring this device in action have been shot with an out of focus potato. I thought it would be nice to finally do it justice.

https://youtu.be/rObG3GddYGk

This is a long video as it’s split between a repair and demonstration. I didn’t plan on having to attempt the repair as this was purchased as ‘working’ - I now believe that just meant it powered up. However opening it up did give me an opportunity to show how the mechanism works, so it all worked out for the best in the end.

In other news I’ve received a few nice messages from people recently and a couple of these have also offered to send over interesting tech they found. One of these is something I’ve never seen before, not even in a picture - and it’s BNIB - my favourite four letter initialism. So hopefully that’ll come off.

Oh before I go - does anyone have a commercially released SVCD (a pressed rather than a burned disc) …it’s a long shot but if so, please get in touch.

I trust your month is going well, but if it isn’t I hope it improves sharpish.

Take care.

UPDATE: Swapped out the video for a new version with one less typo.

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Philips crazy Ski Slope Cassette Deck

As unusual cassette decks go - the 1970s Philips changers are some of the oddest. 00:00 Intro 04:18 The ‘Repair’ 26:05 First Demo 30:13 Prices & History 32:38 More Demo 36:39 Wrap Up 38:22 Credits Additional Links Akai Auto-reverse video https://youtu.be/2CE_zmpHcWQ Bi-colour Tapes from https://www.tapeline.info --------------- SUBSCRIBE ------------------ http://www.youtube.com/user/Techmoan?sub_confirmation=1 ------------- Merchandise ----------------- https://teespring.com/stores/techmoan-merch ------------- SUPPORT --------------- This channel can be supported through Patreon https://www.patreon.com/techmoan *******Patrons usually have early access to videos******* ---------- Outro Music ----------- Over Time - Vibe Tracks https://youtu.be/VSSswVZSgJw ------ Outro Sound Effect ------ ThatSFXGuy - https://youtu.be/5M3-ZV5-QDM ------ AFFILIATED LINKS/ADVERTISING NOTICE ------- All links are Affiliated where possible. When you click on links to various merchants posted here and make a purchase, this can result in me earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network & Amazon. I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to AMAZON Sites (including, but not limited to Amazon US/UK/DE/ES/FR/NL/IT/CAN) FAQ Q) Why are there comments from a week ago when this video has just gone live today? A) Patrons usually have early access to videos. I'll show the first version of a video on Patreon and often the feedback I get results in a video going through further revisions to improve it. e.g. Fix audio issues, clarify points, add extra footage or cut extraneous things out. The video that goes live on youtube is the final version.