GENERAL ELECTRIC 3-5195A cassette recorder from 1980. "TCS"

[spatsbear2]

Nice :)

[AllAmericanFiveRadio]

What a neat machine. To be able to control the speed and pitch is very interesting, don't believe I have seen that in a portable before. Looks like GE did a great job on this one!

[SlimeTron5000]

'Echo Bay', not "electronic bay".

[wilkes85]

Cool recorder there. Awesome how it's got a speed control! and a pitch control! that's the most awesome thing ever!!! I didn't know tape recorders had features like that back then.

CBL is gonna love that, it's from 1980! hehe

[BadEditPro]

Is it distorted through the ear phone jack? It sounds like the speaker might be bad to me....It could be a weak transistor in the final output of the amp, too. Nice machine! :) JC

[CassetteMaster]

It's distorted on an external speaker, too. This one uses an IC for the output amp. Could it be bad? or is it a capacitor, resistor, or soldering joint??

[BadEditPro]

It makes sense now... I've heard distortion like that come from a blown IC chip. Most likely, that's where the trouble is coming from. You'd have reduced volume if it were a bad cap or transistor along with the distortion. See if you can't find a replacement chip. If that doesn't help then you'll have to start trouble shooting other components in the signal chain. That is a very nice recorder and I wish you luck on getting it fixed. :) JC

[CassetteMaster]

I hope I'll have the chip. I have a circuit board from a cassette recorder I took apart years ago and I think it has the same chip. I just can't find that board!

[BadEditPro]

It always seems to go that way... Being a pack rat does have its pitfalls. :) JC

[Ragrog105]

Does that use the M5115P chip in it? The Sony TC409 uses that chip too, but it's mirrored so the pins must be bent 180 degrees to use as a replacement. (M5115PR) Also the Sharp RD465U uses the same chip. The RD465U is an outstanding cassette machine that records music that will rival most home hi-fi tape decks. Drawback: it's only mono. Great video!

[CassetteMaster]

It uses the LA4112. I hope it's the chip. If an LA4101 is compatable, then I then a chip-swap with a not-so-great cassette recorder could save it. (of course if the chip IS the problem)

[youthnotlost]

Great machiene. I believe the National Federation for the Blind used those machienes for talking books and for students to take notes in school.

[coondogtheman1234]

LOL I bet that what they used to record the audio about terms and conditions or rules about something (thinking of the fast talking micro machines guy back in the 80s) the speech that's sometimes heard playing very fast at the very end of a commercial. LOL @ the warped music I didnt think you would try that. you just answered my question. i'm not sure whats up with the amp maybe a transistor or a cap.

[batterymaker]

That'd be perfect for recording talk shows.

[Vinylrecordsneverdie]

That must been one of GE's TOL recorders.

[Lachlant1984]

I love tape recorders that have those DPC controls, of course you've also got the Fastrack handheld unit.

[CassetteMaster]

Good memory! That was one of my old videos.