> Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2002 19:36:13 -0600 (CST)
> From: Bill Richman <bill_r_at_inebraska.com>
> To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> Subject: Blank Paper Tape Question
>
> Does regular paper tape normally come with the sprocket holes pre-punched,
> or does the device that punches the data holes also punch the sprocket
> holes? I recently bought some "paper tape" from eBay, and it looks like
> the right stuff except it's totally without holes. I don't think I've
> ever seen "virgin" tape before, but I had the idea that the sprocket holes
> down the middle came with the tape. I'm kicking around trying to build my
> own tape punch, since I have been unsuccessful at scrounging or buying one
> so far. I picked up some stainless steel flat and some rod of the
> appropriate diameter for the holes today, along with some solenoids for
> actuating said rods. I'm thinking of machining the stainless to make my
> own punch, but the lack of sprocket holes on the new tape has me confused.
> Do I need to add another solenoid and pin to punch a smaller hole for the
> sprocket, or did I just buy some odd-ball tape?
That's the way it is. The sprocket hole gets punched along with all
the data holes. Even the TTY33-ASR did it that way.
Otherwise you would have a tough alignment problem between the data and
the "timing track".
carl
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carl lowenstein marine physical lab u.c. san diego
clowenstein_at_ucsd.edu
Received on Sat Mar 09 2002 - 00:40:01 GMT