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Post by PACNATIC (hyperobscurehunter) on Dec 6, 2016 13:20:13 GMT -7
I have a Teddy metal deck 3 servo that originally didn't move at all and after I did the massage trick moves everything except the upper jaw. How do I know if the massage trick will work? Should I give it time? Also in the tape deck there is a button on the bottom but on another metal back I have it's not there. Does the button increase it's rarity?
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Post by late2theparty on Dec 7, 2016 5:51:31 GMT -7
Massaging the eyes, snoot and jaw is not a cure all. Sometimes it works. And sometimes after a whole lot of massaging it works too. But most of these guys have been comatose for years. The grease on the gears in the servo will dry and stiffen to the point that there is no alternative but to do surgery to get at them and hopefully bring them back to life.. Take a look at Dr. Eeyore's website - www.dreeyoreshospital.net/ - much useful information on the process. It sounds as if your Teddy is one of the early ones. What you describe as a button operates a cutoff switch that will allow only the Teddy Ruxpin tapes to work. Dolly Price has discussed this here and he references this as pre-1st generation Teddies. The term "rarity" always gives me a bit of a chuckle, but especially so with Teddy Ruxpin. Just a quick look at e-bay would make it clear that Teddies are hardly rare. Are there less of the type that I assume you have than the other types? Probably. But I would still guess there are 10s of thousands around in various stages of condition and operation. I would suppose there are those buying them up in anticipation of increases in value. And it does seem that asking prices have been on the upswing of late. But that there will be a return to that brief period when these guys were being sold for ridiculously high prices is at the very least highly questionable. IMHO the reason to be involved in all of this craziness has to lie in an interest in Teddy and other WoW toys, whether in the technology, stories, or just in terms of nostalgia. So while I understand why some speak in terms of rarity and appreciation potential, I think that the majority that do so use that as an explanation for friends and family who will brand the interest as craziness. For myself, every always has thought I am a little crazy anyway - a good thing as if anyone questions, I can say "I just like them."
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Post by DollyPrince on Dec 7, 2016 14:20:54 GMT -7
I wouldn't say the "massage trick" is not a cure, but it will not always work. My first Teddy from my old collection, had his mouth motors working again after I did this, but never the eyes. But, the eye motor started moving after weeks of just playing the tape while occasionally moving the eyes to different positions.
They do not always need to be taken apart, but usually do. Especially if you do not want to wait for weeks to see them animating, because sometimes it takes that long!
Yes, that is a pre-1st gen Teddy, and yes he is more uncommon than the other versions!
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Post by PACNATIC (hyperobscurehunter) on Dec 7, 2016 15:40:30 GMT -7
Massaging the eyes, snoot and jaw is not a cure all. Sometimes it works. And sometimes after a whole lot of massaging it works too. But most of these guys have been comatose for years. The grease on the gears in the servo will dry and stiffen to the point that there is no alternative but to do surgery to get at them and hopefully bring them back to life.. Take a look at Dr. Eeyore's website - www.dreeyoreshospital.net/ - much useful information on the process. It sounds as if your Teddy is one of the early ones. What you describe as a button operates a cutoff switch that will allow only the Teddy Ruxpin tapes to work. Dolly Price has discussed this here and he references this as pre-1st generation Teddies. The term "rarity" always gives me a bit of a chuckle, but especially so with Teddy Ruxpin. Just a quick look at e-bay would make it clear that Teddies are hardly rare. Are there less of the type that I assume you have than the other types? Probably. But I would still guess there are 10s of thousands around in various stages of condition and operation. I would suppose there are those buying them up in anticipation of increases in value. And it does seem that asking prices have been on the upswing of late. But that there will be a return to that brief period when these guys were being sold for ridiculously high prices is at the very least highly questionable. IMHO the reason to be involved in all of this craziness has to lie in an interest in Teddy and other WoW toys, whether in the technology, stories, or just in terms of nostalgia. So while I understand why some speak in terms of rarity and appreciation potential, I think that the majority that do so use that as an explanation for friends and family who will brand the interest as craziness. For myself, every always has thought I am a little crazy anyway - a good thing as if anyone questions, I can say "I just like them." About what you said about the button I put a regular tape in teddy and he did animate of course not in syc though.
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Post by DollyPrince on Dec 7, 2016 18:52:42 GMT -7
Massaging the eyes, snoot and jaw is not a cure all. Sometimes it works. And sometimes after a whole lot of massaging it works too. But most of these guys have been comatose for years. The grease on the gears in the servo will dry and stiffen to the point that there is no alternative but to do surgery to get at them and hopefully bring them back to life.. Take a look at Dr. Eeyore's website - www.dreeyoreshospital.net/ - much useful information on the process. It sounds as if your Teddy is one of the early ones. What you describe as a button operates a cutoff switch that will allow only the Teddy Ruxpin tapes to work. Dolly Price has discussed this here and he references this as pre-1st generation Teddies. The term "rarity" always gives me a bit of a chuckle, but especially so with Teddy Ruxpin. Just a quick look at e-bay would make it clear that Teddies are hardly rare. Are there less of the type that I assume you have than the other types? Probably. But I would still guess there are 10s of thousands around in various stages of condition and operation. I would suppose there are those buying them up in anticipation of increases in value. And it does seem that asking prices have been on the upswing of late. But that there will be a return to that brief period when these guys were being sold for ridiculously high prices is at the very least highly questionable. IMHO the reason to be involved in all of this craziness has to lie in an interest in Teddy and other WoW toys, whether in the technology, stories, or just in terms of nostalgia. So while I understand why some speak in terms of rarity and appreciation potential, I think that the majority that do so use that as an explanation for friends and family who will brand the interest as craziness. For myself, every always has thought I am a little crazy anyway - a good thing as if anyone questions, I can say "I just like them." About what you said about the button I put a regular tape in teddy and he did animate of course not in syc though. Yes, usually this button is not working, not connected. He is still a pre-1st gen. Functioning buttons are a lot more rare.
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Post by PACNATIC (hyperobscurehunter) on Dec 7, 2016 19:29:40 GMT -7
About what you said about the button I put a regular tape in teddy and he did animate of course not in syc though. Yes, usually this button is not working, not connected. He is still a pre-1st gen. Functioning buttons are a lot more rare. Whywere they disconected?
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Post by DollyPrince on Dec 7, 2016 21:11:23 GMT -7
Yes, usually this button is not working, not connected. He is still a pre-1st gen. Functioning buttons are a lot more rare. Whywere they disconected? It seems the entire wiring for that function was removed. It was likely for cost reasons, the reason why they stopped making this feature for the 1st gen Teddies anyways. It was too expensive.
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Post by redheeler on Dec 8, 2016 18:05:02 GMT -7
Whywere they disconected? It seems the entire wiring for that function was removed. It was likely for cost reasons, the reason why they stopped making this feature for the 1st gen Teddies anyways. It was too expensive. Apparently this was an "added feature". Came across this picture in an eBay listing. Another picture is there with the insert removed, and it's definitely a metal-backed cassette player.
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Post by DollyPrince on Dec 9, 2016 3:50:09 GMT -7
It seems the entire wiring for that function was removed. It was likely for cost reasons, the reason why they stopped making this feature for the 1st gen Teddies anyways. It was too expensive. Apparently this was an "added feature". Came across this picture in an eBay listing. Another picture is there with the insert removed, and it's definitely a metal-backed cassette player. This version came before the one without the switch (which is why I call them "pre-1st gen"). It's strange, I've never seen this label with a metal cassette player Teddy, pre-1st gen or not.... Only with the plastic ones...
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