> On May 7, 2020, at 11:05 AM, Bill Degnan via cctech <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> Per my post from last week, after checking out the Decitek readers I ended
> up getting a used by warrantied EECO "The Director" MT-82 tape reader with
> a short-height spool for a good price.
>
> Here is the manual.
> http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/eeco/DOC10006_EECO_MT-82_MTS-82_Mar82.pdf
>
> Anyone use this unit? I saw some youtube video display how the servos
> appear to treat the tape kindly, that was a selling point. Not as
> interested in speed as that's not the point, eh?
Note that the servos are the tape spool drives. The actual tape reading block
has a sprocket wheel with stepper motor drive. Not bad but not ideal for
fragile tape.
paul
