On 27 Dec, 15:20, Frank Erskine wrote:
On Sat, 27 Dec 2008 15:08:13 +0000, Bob Minchin

wrote:

I've been wondering about this. Bearing in mind the OP commnet about a
reduced flywheel diameter leading to the tape speeding up, I can only
assume that this Teac deck drives on the periphery of the flywheel.

That would make the tape slower, surely? For a given rotational speed
the reduced circumference would reduce the speed of the tape...

--
Frank Erskine

Tape capstan used to be the most precisely machined surface in an
average household, taking anythng off the capstan will affect tape
speed if its the part in contact with the tape bewtween it and pinch
wheel.

Adam