Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In this video, we will be doing a full cleaning, service and repair on the feather touch GEC cassette tape transport. This includes the tape head bracket and idler gear replacement. This particular one is out of the GPX 990R boombox from 1982/83:

youtu.be/eSh54vZogFQ?si=kDRdS5PM0CEd_T89


A few units that use this tape transport:

* 1982 GE 3-5259A The Blockbuster boombox
* 1982 GE 3-5258A Boombox
* 1982 Realistic SCR-8 Boombox
* 1982 Realistic Modulaire 1000 Boombox
* Tascam PortaOne, PortaTwo 4-track recorders
* Yamaha MT1X, MT2X 4-track recorders
* Fostex X-15 4-track recorders

plus others waiting to be discovered.