Uploaded August 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Today I'm talking about the 8-Track in Japan and then opening up two new-old-stock Japanese National RQ8 8-Track players. I'll show what makes these different from the US Panasonic RQ-830S - AKA the TNT or Dynamite.
00:00 TC8’s home-field advantage
04:20 The Japanese connection?
07:00 8 track 8-tracks.
08:05 At last - The point
08:47 Gonna fly now
09:04 Time for a new machine
09:49 My ‘New’ Japanese machines
11:00 BN out-of B
12:13 The Battery Test Channel
13:11 Paperwork
15:09 Cart
15:32 A Yellow RQ-8
18:36 Gonna fly now
19:21 Flyin’ high now
20:37 A Red RQ-8
20:47 Battery Test Channel - ep.2
21:42 Tests
25:27 East vs West
26:50 Fixes & dates
31:40 The inevitable cart fail
34:52 Summary
36:57 Patreon credits
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Panasonic TNT US TV Advert - youtu.be/yGb8KXQGgOQ
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Today I'm talking about the 8-Track in Japan and then opening up two new-old-stock Japanese National RQ8 8-Track players. I'll show what makes these different from the US Panasonic RQ-830S - AKA the TNT or Dynamite.
00:00 TC8’s home-field advantage
04:20 The Japanese connection?
07:00 8 track 8-tracks.
08:05 At last - The point
08:47 Gonna fly now
09:04 Time for a new machine
09:49 My ‘New’ Japanese machines
11:00 BN out-of B
12:13 The Battery Test Channel
13:11 Paperwork
15:09 Cart
15:32 A Yellow RQ-8
18:36 Gonna fly now
19:21 Flyin’ high now
20:37 A Red RQ-8
20:47 Battery Test Channel - ep.2
21:42 Tests
25:27 East vs West
26:50 Fixes & dates
31:40 The inevitable cart fail
34:52 Summary
36:57 Patreon credits
LINKS
Panasonic TNT US TV Advert - youtu.be/yGb8KXQGgOQ
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