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Tape Drive Capstan
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All the images on this page are thumbnails. Click to get higher resolution images.

To be described at a later date. Will include the following sub-projects:

*  Measurements to replace capstan to work with DC2000 cartridges
*  Experiments with Heatshrink tubing
*  Experiments with Neoprene tubing
*  Experiments with machined rubber
*  Experiments with O-Rings
*  Machining an add-on to the capstan for O-Rings
*  Machining an add-on to the capstan for various sleeves
*  Re-Manufacturing the capstan for O-Rings
*  Manufacturing a replacement for the Optical Encoder disk
*  Experiments with repairing the tapes and making precision holes
*  Experiments with drive belt replacement - Kapton
*  Experiments with drive belt replacement - Plastibands


As of 10/26/2020 I have higher priorities with the release of
`EBTKS <http://www.fliptronics.com/EBTKS/index.html>`_ . If any of the above
topics are of great interest to you, please contact me and I will try
and prioritize publishing some details. Note that in the end I
abandoned the above projects and persued `EBTKS <http://www.fliptronics.com/EBTKS/index.html>`_ as it seemed
reliable tapes were mostly unobtainable.

Philip Freidin 10/26/2020