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Old 13th May 2019, 11:54 pm   #82
jamesperrett
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Default Re: Reel to reel revival

I thought that Otari described the MTR90 as pinch rollerless rather than capstanless as one of the rubber rollers is motor driven and that motor is described as the capstan motor. They're an amazing feat of technology - especially when you consider how heavy a 14" reel of 2" tape is and how much energy is involved in going from stop to 30ips in around a second. While I know that Ted has the later microprocessor controlled version, mine is an early logic controlled version with lots of 74HC series IC's on the control boards.
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