Tape Trail

The speed

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In Reply to: RE: Nice article posted by alias@hollowearth.org on January 12, 2009 at 01:47:26

of the "spokes"? (Do you mean hubs)? are not constant, because it changes constantly, depending up on the amount of tape on the reel (hub) at the time of measurement. Remember, the speed of the tape must be constant past the heads, (1 7/8 IPS for Cassette), the more tape wound on the hub, the slower the hub rotates, the less the tape on the hub, it rotates faster.

Next time you play a tape, watch the speed of the hubs. the takeup hub will be faster than the "feed" hub, but at about the mid-point of the cassette, they will both be rotating at the same speed. As the tape nears it's end, the "feeder" hub will be rotating faster.

Gene

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RE: The speed - alias@hollowearth.org 02:06:25 01/12/09 (6)
- According to - tesla 05:25:40 01/12/09 (5)
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    - Where - tesla 22:02:55 01/13/09 (0)
  - RE: According to - alias@hollowearth.org 05:40:35 01/12/09 (2)
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