Trying to plan something a little different
Not sure if this is allowed since I haven't begun any of the work on this yet, just looking to see if anyone has experience with a similar build. I've always loved the look of this old GE SC4200B radio/tape player, and I wanted to convert it into a media/gaming pc for my living room. Obviously the case would require some serious modding to allow for proper airflow, and getting the dials to function would probably involve a pico or another small SOC in addition to the micro itx system inside. I've been exploring ways to use the tape track switcher mechanism as an output switcher for other media sources, which from what I've read is possible but requires a lot of work. Does anyone here have experience with reusing old physical switches with modern internals like this? I'm yet to purchase one because I don't want to gut a working unit since these are fairly uncommon. Any ideas/feedback on the idea are appreciated.