How is the two way winder from Misterßetamax easier on tapes if it senses the tape has come to a stop before ceasing rotation?
A. My Beta winder employs a revolution detector to sense when the tape has come to a stop and a solenoid to open the cassette compartment lid. The common pop-n-stop rewinders rely on the impact of the tape coming to a stop to trip a lever or swing a pendulum arm. This releases the cassette holder, which raises up under spring pressure and trips a microswitch to stop the motor. It is the abrupt stopping and snapping action of the tape that can cause it to be wound too tight, bunch up on the reels, break or produce fish eyes. (To see examples of this type of damage click here.) Once the tape gets wrinkled from this kind of damage it is ruined. To go to the technical page on the design of my winder click here.
