13 Apr
2025
13 Apr
'25
10:10 p.m.
Here's a super cheap reader assembly you could bolt to a board, then hang
your supply reel from a bolt stuck in it if you're looking for the lowest
cost option:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/224491588288
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Anders Nelson
On Sun, Apr 13, 2025, 6:49 AM Martin Bishop via cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
The Sanyo Denki readers I have known use sprocket
wheel feed, an
additional means of damaging tapes.
The Fanuc readers use a friction pinch, "rubber on steel", so they can't
"saw" the tapes.
Perhaps a consideration - if one has a choice
Martin
-----Original Message-----
From: Chuck Guzis via cctalk [mailto:cctalk@classiccmp.org]
Sent: 13 April 2025 02:18
To: Ethan Dicks via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Cc: Chuck Guzis <cclist(a)sydex.com>
Subject: [cctalk] Re: Paper Tape Reader Needed
My PT reader is a Sanyo Denki, from a piece of CNC gear. (Bitsavers has
some docs on those), Added a +5/+24 power suppy and a STM32 "Blue Pill"
MCU interfacing as a USB communications device.
Easy peasy and woks a treat.
--Chuck