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 Autoreverse video Bicolour Tapes from EXTRA INFO Its very likely one reason the tapes didnt always locate perfectly in the mechanism is because I was using short customwound tapes. As these have less tape will also have less weight than the average C90. When I ordered them I had no idea the tolerances in the machine would be so fine with regard to tape weight. My intention was to use the short lengths to demonstrate the continuous tape recycling feature activated by the tape end having to wait for a full length tape to reach the end. In addition most new cassette shells are a bit rougher and more angular than ones from back in the 1970s they d be more smoothed off with rounder edges, and as a resu