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Capstan motor control

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VHS Recording Principles

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The tape is kept at the correct speed by two control loops; one being a motor discriminator amplifier (electronic regulator) loop. This looks after the short-term wow and flutter changes which may be caused by intermittent drag on the motor.

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© 1981 Thorn Television Rentals Limited

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Thorn Television Rentals Limited. (1981). Capstan motor control. In: VHS Recording Principles. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-07085-5_10

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