<p>I found a pretty cool little handheld cassette recorder at Salvation Army Thrift Store for 99 cents yesterday. It was non-functioning. I was able to get it working again by 1. cleaning corrosion from battery compartment; 2. replacing the nasty gooey belt; 3.  repairing the battery compartment, which had a broken-off spring for one of the battery's negative connections. The most interesting feature of the device is that it has a variable-speed knob for playback at higher speed. I demonstrate this in the podcast.</p>

<p><a data-flickr-embed="true"  href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/137675441@N05/albums/72157709909168017" title="G.E. Variable Speed Cassette Recorder Repair" target="_blank"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48384093097_f35a19caaa.jpg" width="500" height="281" alt="G.E. Variable Speed Cassette Recorder Repair"></a></p>

<h2>Links to Stuff Mentioned in the Episode</h2>

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	<li><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/137675441@N05/albums/72157709909168017" target="_blank">Flickr Photo Album</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=assorted+cassette+belts&_sacat=0" target="_blank">Assorted cassette deck belts on eBay</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://kahoot.com/" target="_blank">Kahoot!</a> Make Learning Awesome.</li>
</ul>


