Retro Reborn: 1974 Panasonic "TNT" portable 8-Track/Bluetooth player.
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Thanks to Techmoan for letting use the "Hipster Idiot" clip from his TNT 8-track video. Check out his channel here: / techmoan
I love this one because it still serves its original purpose of playing 8-Tracks. When you insert the special Bluetooth 8-track, you're forced to use the machine as intended with its original media and controls.
Sure it doesn't sound great with it's original amplifier and speaker but that might be a possible future video on this machine by upgrading them.
No real harm was done this iconic vintage device, everything I've done is removable. So when Bluetooth becomes obsolete, I've not permanently modified this 42 year old device by drilling media button holes, for a $20 device in 2016.
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Your respect for retro tech is awesome
almost as good as your modding skills
I'm almost angry you have so little views, your content is so good man. Subscribed!
+Chris Fortney Thanks! Not sure what happened on this one :/
@@Bingusgingus nobody makes videos like these):
@@Bingusgingus he just started uploading again :)
is is almost romantic to see old classic tech with modern internals, but it does not change the min function of it. gj !
Holy moley! I had a red one of these when I was about 11 years old. I thought that speaker sounded great at the time because all I'd had before that was a portable AM radio, lol. What memories.
This is seriously a hidden gem of a TH-cam channel. Awesome job, yo!
Hey everyone! I'm his sister, for those who are wondering, my brother is okay! He's doing very well, in fact! It's just life caught up to him and doesnt have much time to really be making videos for youtube. I honestly didnt even know this channel existed until I saw his instagram account 😅 but anyways, he still collects retro things and still fixes things up from time to time, but work and family takes up most of his time. Plus he has a ton of unfinished projects 😅
That's awesome!
I was about to link this video to Techmoan but I see you also know him from TH-cam :)
+Manny Calavera Yep, love his stuff. Contacted him to get his blessing about me using a little bit of his content. Nice guy.
Dr. Moddnstine Oh that's awesome. I had a similar project like you with the red television, I had a Telestar 4004, put an LCD in there from China.
Let your fellow Techmoan/LGR/8-bit guy fans know about this channel. The man deserves ton more subs than this :)
Where art thou? This channel is amazing
He came back, hes uploading again :)
when you said play Disco Inferno by the Tramps, to an 8 track player, and that thing kicked in I fell on the floor - Techmoan has to see this, even he will be awestruck
Very impressive project! I like how you've built it in so it still works with 8-track cassettes!
The best mods are the ones that can keep the original functionality of the device, while also adding a new one. This definitely fits into that category!
Best way to upgrade retro equipment, if someone doesn't like it it's removable, the functions still work and you don't see the upgrade , normally people would say impossible or who bother but you did a really Amazing Job.
I just found a blue one cleaning out my parents basement. It's was mine when I was a kid. Along with a bunch of 8 track tapes. It's bringing back a lot of old memories
Your epoxy nubs not falling off of that smooth steel shaft is amazing. I'm surprised that you didn't have to drill into it and
install screws in it. Great work, BTW.
Bro your channel is my latest fav.
Looking forward to all the modding you will do in the future.
What happened to the Channel? No new video since over 1 year 😕😔 Is everything okay? 🙁
I was wondering that too. He gave a teaser about modding that clock radio but this is the last video from 4 years ago.
@@jasonw6688 It looks like many videos disappeared as well...
He just made more content :)
We miss you! Please come back soon
He just started posting again 😁
I had one of these when I was a kid. You seriously need to sell these!
Im age 27 and just adore old stuff like this, you definately do good work on this, looks original but with an upgrade :)
I have no idea how to mod anything, but I love these videos man! Keep up the good, and I'm glad you're back to making content
This is *very* cool! I love how you take these vintage electronics and upgrade them with modern technology but while also reatining their original functions. Very well done!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻 Have you made the video for that 1966 clock radio yet?
Awe inspiring engineering. A truly avant garde work of art. Completely insane!
You are a wizard
Nice bluetooth. Got same TNT. Mine is blue. Playing 8tracks now on mine. Bought mine for 4 bucks. Cleaned and oiled. Lol
So NOT what I was expecting. *WELL DONE!*
genius
This is incredible and inspiring. I have the same tnt player but not the same know how. I am so jealous.
that´s cool man I like that an old classic item like that get a new life for modern use.
Amazing! How did you modify the BT identifier to broadcast "Panasonic TNT" when in pairing mode?
You thought of every detail, seriously! Much respect to your work man.
Surprising what that amp and speaker can do with a digital signal. Or, conversely, surprising 8-tracks ever caught on with the low-quality tape that was used.
Cheers for that. Speaker upgrade is fairly simple, Techmoan did it and I plan to do it too. Oh, speaker is already non-original. Anyway good work, wish I could do something like it.
Wishing I still had my yellow Panasonic 8-track.
Thank you, grew up on this little gem!
Yo is the channel still alive? Seen some of your comments on Reddit, but no new uploads :(
He just made new content :)
use music from the youtube audio library via bluetooth next time to show it working. royalty-free and no copyright strikes in sight. the original amplifier might be okay to use with a better speaker, however. try that first before upgrading both down the line.
I'd never seen one of these players until today and I'm 71👴
Dude, that's genius! I have one of those Panasonic TNT players, hah hah. Still works but no way I'd even try what you did to mine, lol. Keep up the good work and great ideas.
I'm enjoying these videos.
i was thinking so hard about the wu tang clan and was shocked when you said the charmels
That fps... GLORIOUS!
Love your channel man, just subbed. Hope you start making videos again
He started uploading again :)
This is so crazy. Awesome job.
You are doing the Lord’s work
That is Freakin Amazing. Love Classic items like this and You modifying it like that all the better. I need to get on the look out for more stuff like that. Hope you have an Excellent day
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SOO COOOLLLL
Man I would love to do some stuff like this but I'm only 16 and don't have the tools or know where to get these vintage things.
Josh McCormack ebay and a few TH-cam videos should get you started!
Josh McCormack It's not too hard. A few tutorials, eBay and a few basic tools should get you on your way. I got a broken PS1 for 5 dollars from a garage sale and with a screwdriver, drill Stanley knife and hotglue I mounted a raspberri pi inside running retro pi (I know not so original but it proves a point)
+Josh McCormack Like others have said, it's not that hard (at least extending the wires to the switches that control the Bluetooth device). Tapping audio into an existing device with no audio AUX input was new for me, so I did some googling to figure out how to do that. Stay tuned because my next upload I will start from scratch, doing the same thing to the clock radio I show at the end. I'll explain a lot more detail on how to mod an existing device you might already have lying around to do something like this.
This is amazing! Congratz on the good work
This was like the iPhone 5c of the early 70’s this model came in a few different colors and was more expensive that other people’s 8 track players, and to be honest a GE PORTABLE 8tack model of the same years had a bigger and better speaker.
How does the blue 8-track power on the bluetooth module since the notch cut into it doesn't press the switch ?
love the techmoan shoutout
I just realy digg what you are doing! Keep up the good! 😀
how does the actual switch input to the bluetooth control upon hitting the lever? does it shoot an electric pulse to the control which activates the button?
Grèat cowbell on track #3 !
I miss this
Great hipster hack. Could I suggest the PanAmerican Airlines logo for your "special cartridge"? Wireless (AirPort) pun.
Hi, No more videos?
Now there is
I loved mine
It was the very same yellow one
This is so cool!
You are my hero, i love your work!
Genius
Awesomely done!
Your videos are amazing! 2 thumbs up and subscribed! :-) Please keep uploading! :-) Really talented! :-)
Greetings from Switzerland :)
Im really diggin your music taste, man
Literally everything you played, i already have in my collection. And Its just makes me happy, dont know why
very impressive! how about a weltron ufo record player (or cassette/ 8 track sphere version) and jvc videosphere mod?
Do you fix up old electronics? I have a 8 track player just like that. I can't find no one that fixes old things like that.
Very nice project ! Thanks for sharing. But please use also a tripod for some shots.
What part do you use to make it work with Bluetooth
Freakin' genius, bruh
In the description where do you buy it
this would be awesome to add alexa to
What's the tape that's in there?
the bluetooth is so cool!!!
yo i need more of your content i love it and a diy on the sd floppy drive
He just uploaded more content 😁
Super clever.
That chem bros 8 track is awesome and so is the rest of this project. Nice work.
Are you still active? I saw your Aptiva video 3 years ago and subscribed to you on my old google account. Thankfully youtube recomended me that video again.
He just uploaded more content
I still have mine,its blue.
That sample tho!
This is ingenious!! How did you think all this up? Also, I own a yellow one too.
you can skip songs on 8 track?! can you do that on cassette too or no?
You can't exactly skip songs on 8-tracks, you are just changing tracks. And no, you can't skip songs on cassettes, but you can fast forward to the next one.
was that chemical brothers hey boy hey girl on the forth track of that 8-track you made
+DjXyle Indeed it was.
mmm whats the desk fan?
Chemical Bros on 8 Track! Nice!
+Claudio Salvatore lol, I recorded that and made the label in like 1999
I love those Panasonic 8-track players..and your's looks in mint condition!
That's so cool!
I found one and it was broken and I made it intoo a nes was that a good idea
Wouldn't it be cooler if the bluetooth receiver was in the 8 track cassette?
Cool. are you gonna try 2 build an accu for it also?
+robdgekke What's an accu?
Accu is the common word for battery in Dutch (the kind you put in a car for example, not the AA batteries) which stands for accumulator.
Dr. Moddnstine hi sorry and here is an explaination of the word accu in the english derictory. www.dictionary.com/browse/accu oh and its also another word for battery pack ( like a phone has)
Manny Calavera it is also a english word. but not common used . check this page www.dictionary.com/browse/accu . but yes we use the word accu for an car battery. also we use that word (accu) for more devices. like phone accu . and more electronic devices that have a battery pack
It's just like Airco (airconditioning)
are you going to do the sd floppy drive tutorial if not that's to bad I realy wanted one
Well that's too bad
Epic shit man!
I have a suggestion, you should try a go pro with a head or chest mount, so you can have your hands free to fiddle with the things you made.
Will you sell me an 8track bluetooth adapter?
Help how can I do this to mine ?
So cool 😎 man
Why you quit social media?gotta miss you
Please make a tutorial of how to convert floppy disk into SD card reader.
Cuál es el costo de este fabuloso aparato
Love your videos, but I would really enjoying seeing you actually doing the mods instead of just the end result. Just a thought :)
+Thompson Blend definitely working on changing that :)
Dr. Moddnstine glad to hear it 😁
Shut up and take my money. Good job!
That's not a regular 8-track, that's a Chemical Brothers 8-track!
Wow. I want one.... lol