so as part of a purchase of a UHER 160AV, this Maxell EW-340 rewinding machine was included. I have never actually heard of a gadget for one specific purpose like this, but here it is! It runs quite slow as it happens but I’ll take it apart later and give it a good clean. Currently it rewinds a c30 in under a minute but that’s actually not much faster than my D6C, so hopefully it can be improved. Speed test: 1min30 for c-60 2min20 for c-90 Also, the SA90 in the above picture got jammed. Unit will need a belt change! Further info: unit appears in the 1982 Maxell catalogue
I also found images of various winders. There is a difference between rewinder and winder, but it’s very obvious what they do! Also, I may be able to use a magnet on the ew 340, and turn it into an eraser. I would imagine a small neodymium magnet would be strong enough if placed correctly.
Ha, very cool, i dont see the point of a dedicated battery powered winder but the manual ones are cool
I took it to pieces today for a clean. It’s literally a motor at 90 degrees to the capstan with a belt, and then a belt from there to the further capstan. Tiny PCB, 4 AA batteries. I quite like the soft stop feature, there’s a tiny rubber tyre which brings the wind to a stop before it rips the tape. I imagine a hand winder you’d have to be careful to not destroy the tape with over wind
Found a more industrial style unit in a bundle earlier. The rewinder takes 3 tapes and is mains powered. Bundle includes copy machine and huge 6kg bulk eraser in case you just ain’t in the mood for messing about https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/254164880349
Also just found one EW-340 for sale, very low price currently. Boxed, unused https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/o305688762?conversionType=search_suggest
