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From: sjc@angband.UUCP (Steve Correll)
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re: timers for cassette decks
Message-ID: <49@angband.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 7-Mar-85 22:21:20 EST
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Posted: Thu Mar  7 22:21:20 1985
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A frequent problem with plugging a tape recorder into a timer which
switches the 120VAC power on and off is that you must leave the
recorder in the "play" state and rely on the power to start and stop
it. If the recorder's mechanism uses rubber pucks or pinch-rollers,
they may become dented from remaining engaged in a single position for
hours at a time, and subsequently cause wow or flutter.

Not being familiar with the Nakamichi BX-1 mentioned in the original
posting, I don't know whether this warning applies. I vaguely recall
that some Technics models sense a power-on pulse electronically and
switch their mechanisms from "stop" to "play" mode if a cassette is
present, then back to "stop" mode when they reach the end of the tape.

If your deck uses electrons rather than levers to communicate between
the front panel and the mechanism, and you're handy with electricity,
and you're not averse to messing around inside the deck, you could
leave the deck powered on and use the timer to control a relay which
presses the "play" and "stop" buttons electronically.
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                                                           --Steve Correll
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