[SpookyZalost]

figured this was better posted on my user blog.

got this in today, It works! no issues mechanically or electronically, I'll be hooking it up to some speakers tomorrow and making any needed adjustments.
after a bit of TLC and an inspection I plugged it into the family car's auxiliary power port (cigarette lighter socket), the thing lit up and began trying to play the tape I plugged into it, no weird sounds, magic smoke, etc....


have to say though, my favorite part of this, besides the nice mechanical clunk it makes when you plug tapes into it as well as when it changes tracks. along with the heaviness of the mechanism... it's Woodgrain!
side note, that 8 track cassette is the Eagles album one of these nights, the last song on "program" 4 is journey of the sorcerer, which is the theme used in hitchhikers guide to the galaxy.