8-track cartridge
Videos
The 8-track tape is a magnetic-tape sound-recording technology that was popular from the mid-1960s until the early 1980s, when the compact cassette, which antedated the 8-track system, surpassed it in
The inside of a cartridge. The black rubber pinch roller is at upper right.
A blank compatible Stereo-Quadraphonic 8-track cartridge
Blank cartridges could be used to make recordings at home.
Factory-optional 8-track stereo player in a 1967 American Motors Marlin mounted between the center console and dash
Tape head
Videos
A tape head is a type of transducer used in tape recorders to convert electrical signals to magnetic fluctuations and vice versa. They can also be used to read credit/debit/gift cards because the stri
Tape head assembly from a compact cassette deck. The compact cassette uses four tracks, two for each side; visible are two heads (the silver rectangles inside the black rectangle) for playing one side of the tape at a time.
Erase head
D6 HDTV VTR Scanner and video head, removed
Inside a D6 HDTV VTR Tape Deck, VTR Scanner and video head in place.