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endless 1 track tape
I forgot I had this old telephone answering machine: It uses a regular cassette to take and play messages, and a smaller version of the endless loop 8 track cartridge that uses a tape identical to the ones used in regular cassettes. So the cartridge is only 8.5 cm x 6.5 cm and 1 cm thick. The answering machine is "Message-Minder 500 C, K-229B" and uses a cartridge called, "Tele-Tender". I found it interesting that the cartridge has a retractible roller on a spring (that goes in) when making contact with the capstan inside the machine. I wonder if this is to reduce flutter vibrations? This particular tape is only 1 minute long and has a sensing strip. -- Tony |
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On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 00:21:45 +0000 (UTC), Roy Tony
wrote: I found it interesting that the cartridge has a retractible roller on a spring (that goes in) when making contact with the capstan inside the machine. I wonder if this is to reduce flutter vibrations? snip No, that's to allow retraction of the captive pinch roller. Flutter is not an issue on a lousy telephone answering machine from the '70s. Most were almost unintelligible. This particular tape is only 1 minute long and has a sensing strip. snip Common cassette loop tape, used to be available at most electronics parts houses and tape resellers until everyone went PCM. dB |
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