Commodore 64 -  Tape Deck Not Loading? Try This...
Channel: The Retro Stuff Guy
Date: 2021-12-08

Hey, thanks for checking out the video. 

Issues with the tape drive (Datasette) not loading? Check this video out for some hints. 

If you are not interested in all the waffle, forward the video to 6 minutes 45 seconds. 

00:00 - Intro
02:21 - Let's take it apart
04:31 - Cleany cleany 
08:00 - Test time
09:00 - Oh dear
09:53 - Test time again
12:05 - Test alignment code
14:00 - The end


In regards to more information about the head alignment, go to:
https://csdb.dk/release/index.php?id=110689 
& 
https://csdb.dk/release/viewpic.php?id=110689&zoom=1

Full details about it are there.
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I kind of skipped over it a bit near the end as, to be honest, my interest was quickly dwindling & my need to conclude the video was increasing.

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The code if you want to type it all out is below:

Type in at BASIC prompt, press ENTER after every

line and RUN when you are done. Twist head

alignment screw carefully and slowly to achieve

the least warped vertical lines of circles. If a

number appears instead of PRESS PLAY ON TAPE,

you mistyped some numbers.

0 DATA 32,23,248,120,169,23,133,1

1 DATA 32,252,230,169,4,133,212,169

2 DATA 139,141,17,208,173,17,208,16

3 DATA 251,162,30,160,0,169,16,200

4 DATA 44,13,220,240,250,173,32,208

5 DATA 73,14,141,32,208,152,74,168

6 DATA 202,224,25,176,230,169,81,145

7 DATA 211,224,0,208,222,142,33,208

8 DATA 165,211,24,105,40,133,211,144

9 DATA 2,230,212,165,212,201,8,208

10 DATA 190,169,155,141,17,208,186,32

11 DATA 179,238,202,208,250,32,68,229

12 DATA 80,166

13 FOR A=0 TO 97:READ B:POKE 256+A,B

14 C=C+B:NEXT:IF C=13420 THEN SYS 256

15 PRINT C:REM

MICRO ALIGN 0.1/ENTHUSI

If you have typed in the code yourself & it doesn’t run (like my first attempt in the video) the problem is with you, i.e you have mis-typed something. Accept it.