7 Jul
2005
7 Jul
'05
7:59 p.m.
From: "Joe R." <rigdonj at cfl.rr.com>
At 12:10 AM 7/7/05 +0100, you wrote:
The really ingenous part is that the belt attempts to rotate the take up
spool about 10% faster then the other spool. That's what tightens up the
tape if it ever gets slack.
Good luck! I could never replace a belt and make it work :=/
Hi Joe
I have but I'll admit it was not easy. It is real easy to get
the tape mangled. I've also repaired the roller at the corners
on one.
I don't know how it is done at the factory but they must have
a special jig to get it all done right.
Dwight
---snip---
Well, I finally got around to attempting to re-spool this stupidly
designed tape.
It's actually avery ingenious design (it's the same design, basically, as
QIC tape cartridges). Remember you want a constant tape speed past the
head. By driving the outside of the tape spools at a constant speed
(that's what the belt and drive puck do), rather than turning the spools
themselves by their axles, that's exactly what you get. It avoids the
capstan, pinch roller, slipping clutches, etc, used in audio tape and
cassette recorders.
Your description sounds like a different tape than what I was dealing
with. The tape did not come off of either spool but was instead attached
onto both spools.
THere were several designs, sure...
At any rate, the stupid tensioning belt (whatever its called) broke on me.
Oh well, fuck that tape. I'll try to read it anyway (is the tensioning
belt necessary?) I also noticed numerous spots on the the tape where the
Of course the belt is necessary. It's how the tape is driven. You can
borrow one from another tape cartridge.