Loose foil splices, broken foil splices, foam pad deterioration, sticky rubber rollers and wrinkled audio tape are some of the most common problems with an eight track tape. There are several ways to fix your tape without paying someone to do it for you. All of the materials needed for a complete repair are easily gathered in your home. Read on to learn more.
Instructions
1. Use metallic duct tape to replace loose or broken foil splices. Remove the tape from the machine just as a track is finished, but before the next one begins. Use your fingers to roll the tape to expose the foil splice. Peel off the loose splice and replace with a piece of metallic duct tape that is the same size of the piece that you're replacing. Make sure to tape onto the shiny side of the tape.
2. Cut the weather-stripping in half, changing the width to ? inch. Open the top half of the eight track cartridge, exposing the foam pads. Remove the old pads from the cartridge, but save the plastic strip. Put a new piece of foam onto the plastic strip and cover with a piece of cellophane tape, ensuring a smooth surface for the audio tape to move across.
3. Open the eight track tape cartridge completely and carefully remove the roller from the cartridge. Clean the inside of the case and the roller very thoroughly using rubbing alcohol on a cotton swab.
4. Set the iron to very low heat. Remove the wrinkled tape from the cartridge. Using your hands, gently pull the wrinkled tape across the edge of the iron. Be careful to have the iron at a low enough heat so that it won't melt the tape, but high enough so that it will remove the wrinkles.
5. Place the tape back into the cartridge and close it carefully.
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