Re: Why are capstan wheels different size?

From	Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com>
Newsgroups	sci.electronics.design, sci.electronics.misc, sci.electronics.repair
Subject	Re: Why are capstan wheels different size?
Date	2016-03-11 17:34 -0600
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<nbvk04$fck$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
References	<0001HW.1C936E810003F2001244403CF@news.eternal-september.org> <MPG.314d1a13f8dcab69989eb1@news.eternal-september.org>

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M Philbrook wrote:
> In article <0001HW.1C936E810003F2001244403CF@news.eternal-
> september.org>, not@home.cow says...
>>
>> Oh, smarter-than-I people,
>>
>> http://imgur.com/WPEoOu1
>>
>> The 2 belt-drive capstan flywheels in an auto-reverse cassette mechanism are
>> different sizes. (Motor drive pulley will be in the small loop end of the
>> belt in illustration above.)
>>
>> How does that result in the same tape speed in both directions?
>>
>> Confused...
>
>   Its been a while since I've seen the inside of a cassett drive.
>
>   But memory tells me you have a pinch roller with pin shaft that governs
> the actual speed.
>
> Jamie
>


Yep.

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Les Cargill

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Why are capstan wheels different size? DaveC <not@home.cow> - 2016-03-11 13:22 -0800
  Re: Why are capstan wheels different size? Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2016-03-11 22:25 +0000
    Re: Why are capstan wheels different size? DaveC <not@home.cow> - 2016-03-11 19:49 -0800
      Re: Why are capstan wheels different size? N_Cook <diverse@tcp.co.uk> - 2016-03-12 10:38 +0000
  Re: Why are capstan wheels different size? M Philbrook <jamie_ka1lpa@charter.net> - 2016-03-11 18:08 -0500
    Re: Why are capstan wheels different size? Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2016-03-11 17:34 -0600
    Re: Why are capstan wheels different size? MJC <gravity@mjcoon.plus.com> - 2016-03-11 23:48 +0000
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