Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This Pioneer CT-J500WR was a steal at $10 because it only connects to a specific system. Can we get it to work like a normal tape deck? And if so, is it of decent quality or just leftover junk from the 90s?

0:00 What is a BPC audio component?
0:26 Classic Silver Face CT-F650
0:57 Black Plastic Crap - The Cop Show!
1:15 Cost and Connectors
2:03 Taking it Apart
2:27 Finding Ground Pin
2:48 Identifying Voltage Regulators
3:33 Finding 21 Volt Pin
4:03 First attempt at Power Up
4:46 Even more Ground Pins
5:37 An Unfortunate Realization
5:58 Reset CPU Pin Identified
6:21 Somewhat of a success!
6:42 We've got audio!
6:55 Good news Bad News
7:17 Where to put connectors
7:54 Mini or "Midi" System?
8:28 Black Plastic Crap - The Song!

Digital version of the song:
youtube.com/watch?v=dkn3WbD-laY