On Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:07:07 +0000, Bob Minchin
wrote:

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...

'Fraid not Frank, Smaller diameter =faster rotation for a fixed
peripheral speed.

If it's a flywheel driven at a constant speed, a smaller diameter
(hence circumference) will propel the tape less distance for each
revolution.

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Frank Erskine