29 Apr
2019
29 Apr
'19
12:25 p.m.
Was given a tapedrive in rather bad condition, but it has no manufacturers name on it.
Pics on ftp://ftp.dreesen.ch/Tapedrive
Anyone recognizes this ? The paddle PCB says "paddle board, 7/9 level tape
handler."
Not even sure if it is a computer tape drive or an instrument / data logger...
Yours if you pick it up ( and be prepared to spend quit some time to clean this one up.
Unit has seen more this its share of water over the years)
Location : CH
Jos
29 Apr
29 Apr
12:42 p.m.
On 4/29/19 12:25 PM, jos via cctalk wrote:
Was given a tapedrive in rather bad condition, but it
has no
manufacturers name on it.
Pics? on ftp://ftp.dreesen.ch/Tapedrive
Anyone recognizes this ? The paddle PCB says "paddle board, 7/9 level
tape handler."
Not even sure if it is a computer tape drive or an instrument? / data
logger...
What's the date on the paddle board?
Could almost be a key-to-tape drive.
--Chuck
30 Apr
30 Apr
9:27 a.m.
On 29.04.19 22:28, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
On 4/29/19 12:56 PM, Jos Dreesen via cctalk wrote:
I put up some more pics (Tapehead & capstan drive). It does not use stepper.
It seems it was made by US firm Sangamo, as is etched in some of the PCB's
In view of the head's condition I will not persue this further.
Jos
1970, also all TTL is dated 1969 or 1970.
Jos
That would fit right in with a key-tape scheme. Can you tell if the
capstan motor is a stepper?
--Chuck
9:28 a.m.
On 29.04.19 22:28, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
On 4/29/19 12:56 PM, Jos Dreesen via cctalk wrote:
I put up some more pics (Tapehead & capstan drive). It does not use stepper.
It seems it was made by US firm Sangamo, as is etched in some of the PCB's
In view of the head's condition I will not persue this further.
Jos
1970, also all TTL is dated 1969 or 1970.
Jos
That would fit right in with a key-tape scheme. Can you tell if the
capstan motor is a stepper?
--Chuck
10:06 a.m.
On 4/30/19 9:28 AM, jos via cctalk wrote:
I put up some more pics (Tapehead & capstan drive). It does not use
stepper.
It seems it was made by US firm Sangamo, as is etched in some of the PCB's
In view of the head's condition I will not persue this further.
The head doesn't look to be large enough to hold read and write
components (regular 1/2" computer tape drives usually have a
read-after-write setup).
My guess is a data logger or key-to-tape setup.
--Chuck
11:17 a.m.
The Sangamo Electric Co <http://sangamoncountyhistory.org/wp/?p=1410> . manufactured
electrical meters, time switches and sonar and radio equipment, among other items, in
Springfield, IL from the 1890s until 1978.
If your US house is old enough u might still have one of their meters on the wall
The device is either an instrumentation or an audio recorder, see:
https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/SILNMAHTL_16729
tom
-----Original Message-----
From: jos [mailto:jos.dreesen at greenmail.ch]
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 9:28 AM
To: Chuck Guzis via cctalk
Subject: Re: Unknown 1970 Tapedrive
On 29.04.19 22:28, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
>
I put up some more pics (Tapehead & capstan drive). It does not use stepper.
It seems it was made by US firm Sangamo, as is etched in some of the PCB's
In view of the head's condition I will not persue this further.
Jos
On 4/29/19 12:56 PM, Jos Dreesen via cctalk wrote:
> 1970, also all TTL is dated 1969 or 1970.
> > Jos
That would fit right in with a key-tape scheme. Can
you tell if the
capstan motor is a stepper?
--Chuck
11:30 a.m.
On 4/30/19 11:20 AM, William Donzelli via cctalk wrote:
That's where I recognize the name.
--Chuck
The Sangamo
Electric Co <http://sangamoncountyhistory.org/wp/?p=1410> . manufactured electrical
meters, time switches and sonar and radio equipment, among other items, in Springfield, IL
from the 1890s until 1978.
And a zillion tons of capacitors. 
8:22 p.m.
On 04/29/2019 02:25 PM, jos via cctalk wrote:
Was given a tapedrive in rather bad condition, but it
has
no manufacturers name on it.
Pics on ftp://ftp.dreesen.ch/Tapedrive
Anyone recognizes this ? The paddle PCB says "paddle
board, 7/9 level tape handler."
Not even sure if it is a computer tape drive or an
instrument / data logger...
I'm pretty sure it is a digital/computer drive. It really
looks military to me. Possibly from some test gear.
Jon
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