4 Feb
2004
4 Feb
'04
7:46 p.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Tony Duell
Sent: 04 February 2004 23:08
To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: 'melted' tape roller
Constant speed probably isn't _that_ important. On most of
these units, the idler is only used for rewind and fast
forward (and maybe for driving the takeup spool clutch in
play/record modes). The tape speed is determined by the
capstan and pinch roller in play and record (which is when it
really matters).
Ah yes, of course. I'd forgotten about the pinch roller - must be 20 years
or so since I last had a tape recorder in bits :)
Thinks... There used to be a company called
'Eastwood Tools'
somewhere near Bristol (Yate???). They're the sort of place
that would have stocked it. Dunno if they're still around, though.
Some swift googling doesn't turn up a web presence but that doesn't mean
much. Mind, 192.com comes up with nothing either.
Cheers
--
Adrian/Witchy
Owner & Webmaster, Binary Dinosaurs
www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - possibly the UK's biggest online computer museum
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