WORKING - Elgin R5500 Portable Eight 8 Track player - New Belt - See Video

Description

This is a very nice working Elgin R5500 Portable 8 track player.
The unit has a brand new belt, pots and switches were cleaned to remove the static, the track change mechanism was loose and was repaired. There was a crack on one of the feet of the unit and this was also repaired (see photo). I cleaned the case the best I could. I removed the knobs and washed them best I could as well. The buckle to close the case works and the clips to attach the 2 sides to each other are in good condition.  The battery compartment does have rust and was not tested.
This unit has a nice steel playback head bracket (not one of the cheap plastic ones). The playhead was cleaned, demagnetized and capstan was cleaned as well. The unit has a azimuth head adjustment screw inside the unit that is easy to access but I did not need to touch it.
I sold one of these units last year and took photos of the owners manual which is hard to find. I will include a photo copy. I play tested this for several hours with no issues.
I am also including a General Motors Parts Division Concert Stereo Sound 8 Track with a new splice.
See video (you may need to copy and paste it into a new browser):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xasw0xtJfk
Due to part swappers and not knowing the service history of the unit this is being sold as is.