The Sanyo Denki readers I have known use sprocket wheel feed, an additional means of damaging tapes.
The Fanuc readers use a friction pinch, "rubber on steel", so they can't "saw" the tapes. Perhaps a consideration - if one has a choice Martin -----Original Message----- From: Chuck Guzis via cctalk [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 13 April 2025 02:18 To: Ethan Dicks via cctalk <[email protected]> Cc: Chuck Guzis <[email protected]> Subject: [cctalk] Re: Paper Tape Reader Needed My PT reader is a Sanyo Denki, from a piece of CNC gear. (Bitsavers has some docs on those), Added a +5/+24 power suppy and a STM32 "Blue Pill" MCU interfacing as a USB communications device. Easy peasy and woks a treat. --Chuck
