Re: Dynatron Tape to Tape - Help Needed
It's worth pointing out that tape decks of this age very often do not work 'as-found' and indeed trying to operate them before repair can cause more damage, or as mentioned above degrade the tapes that you are trying to recover.
I agree that the best way forward, if you want to start a voyage of discovery about open-reel tape, is to get some unimportant tapes to test and adjust the machine with. You may well have to get your soldering iron out and change parts before it works to its full potential. However, if your primary interest is in recovering the content of the tapes, then the safest route is to get someone to make the transfer professionally, or at the very least beg, borrow or steal some time on a tested, serviced machine of the correct format.
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