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capstan

part of tape transport, a rotating shaft that physically moves the tape along the tape heads
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capstan

Summary

Key Facts

  • capstan's image is recorded as JVC KD-A22 - Capstan on Flywheel-0626.jpg[1].
  • capstan's subclass of is recorded as drive shaft[2].
  • capstan's part of is recorded as tape transport[3].
  • capstan's Commons category is recorded as Tape Drive Capstans[4].
  • capstan's powered by is recorded as electric motor[5].
  • capstan's different from is recorded as capstan[6].

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  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_capstan-q116591439_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{capstan}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/capstan-q116591439}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
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