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For proper playback, the headwheel and capstan also ran at twice normal speed.
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Crew and passengers alike were noted to join in at heaving the capstan around.
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Similarly, some units were subject to the capstan wear, causing a decrease in tape speed.
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To record this the headwheel and capstan ran at twice normal speed.
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The spool itself was freewheeling and the tape was driven only by tension from the capstan.
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One motor with a constant rotational speed drives the capstan.
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It was equipped with quartz-lock capstan servo and amorphous head.
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The capstan once operated by county prisoners who walked in circles, turning the wheel, Rutherford said.
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In the UK this type of tap normally has a wheel-shaped handle rather than a crutch or capstan handle.
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- A windlass rotated in a horizontal plane around a vertical axis; used on ships for weighing anchor or raising heavy sails
- Capstan is a brand of unfiltered British cigarettes made by Imperial Tobacco originally launched by W. D. & H. O. Wills in 1894. The brand became less popular when the health effects of Tobacco became more widely known, few shops now sell them.
- A capstan is a vertical-axled rotating machine developed for use on sailing ships to apply force to ropes, cables, and hawsers. The principle is similar to that of the windlass, which has a horizontal axle.
- Tape transport is the generic term for all parts of a magnetic tape player or recorder that the actual tape passes through. Transport parts include, but are not limited to, the head, capstan, pinch roller, tape pins, and tape guide. The tape transport as a whole is called the transport mechanism.
- A vertical cleated drum or cylinder, revolving on an upright spindle, and surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for bars or levers. It is much used, especially on shipboard, for moving or raising heavy weights or exerting great power by traction upon a rope or cable, passing around the drum. ...
- A rotating drum used to haul heavy lines and chains. Similar to a winch, but mounted vertically.
- Drum that provides power to a cable by friction rather than by attachment (24).
- A winch used for hauling heavy objects such as anchors.
- A wooden wheel with an axle, around which a rope is wound, used for hoisting heavy weights.
