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Default Why are capstan wheels different size?
wrote:

The capstan is a passive device. The motor pulley diameter via the *pinch
roller* determines the tape speed. The capstan wheel can be any size at all.

By my mind that is backward: the pinch roller is passive (not being driven).
The capstan shaft (~2mm diam) is driven by capstan flywheel/belt/motor
pulley.

No?

Thanks.

(op)

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