Unknown 1970 Tapedrive

[Tom Gardner]

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:

> 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

> 

> 

 

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