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TonyDuell · 12th Oct 2017, 7:47 pm

Oddly, just about every tape recorder (reel to reel and cassette) that I've worked on drives the counter from the supply spool. Maybe it causes wow but they were designed that way. So in the absence of any other information I'd go with the supply spool.

12th Oct 2017, 7:47 pm	#5
TonyDuell Dekatron Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Biggin Hill, London, UK. Posts: 5,208	Re: Philips EL3541/15K Tape Recorder Oddly, just about every tape recorder (reel to reel and cassette) that I've worked on drives the counter from the supply spool. Maybe it causes wow but they were designed that way. So in the absence of any other information I'd go with the supply spool.