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A lot simpler but still interesting, an audio tape drive has surprising mechanical tricks, especially the coupling between physical interface and the motors/hea
by agumonkey 4y ago
A lot simpler but still interesting, an audio tape drive has surprising mechanical tricks, especially the coupling between physical interface and the motors/heads.
But yeah a VCR slot and head are brilliant.
- actionfromafar 4y agoHow it pulls the tape out of the cassette is pretty weird, and there are several variants of the mechanism. Also crazy how flat the heads have to be or the tape will be shredded. The air pressure can't be too low, or the tape will be shredded.