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Default Why are capstan wheels different size?

Look165 wrote:

One (the small one) is the motor capstan.

The other one is the pressure capstan.

Direction is given by the rotation of the first one and speed is
servo-controlled.

Generally there is a lever for the tension of the tape.


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