Storage for 1/2" open reel tape

[Al Kossow]

the other thing I had wondered about was how they kept metal tape from
destroying the head. there is a spool of plastic tape that goes between
the head and the tape


On 4/5/19 6:13 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote:
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> On 4/5/19 5:45 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
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>> Univac had an interesting setup for Uniservo tape drives--I see a lot of
>> reels with a short (maybe 6") "leader" with a hole spliced onto tapes.
>> I'm not sure how that worked
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> I had to re-thread the UNISERVO that is on display at CHM. I have to try
> to find my pictures that I took.
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> http://bitsavers.org/pdf/univac/magtape/PX899_Mechanical_Parts_of_UNISERVO_Apr58.pdf
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> show it.
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> There is are two hooks that are attached to the reels and it is attached essentially to
> nylon fishing line.
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