The Legendary Phi Deck Heavy Duty

"Building Block" Cassette Tape Transport

Unequaled reliability and flexibility have made the Phi Deck legendary as the tape transport of choice for custom configuration to handle the most demanding applications. Our "building block" approach enables customers to specify virtually limitless customization -- heads, motors, options, wiring harness . . . even internal electronics -- while retaining the solid dependability and accuracy of the basic Phi Deck.

12,000 Hour Reliability

While most offshore suppliers quote Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) of 500 to 1500 hours, our Phi Deck customers routinely quote minimum MTBFs of 4,000 to 5,000 hours -- and often as high as 12,000!

Diecast Chassis

One reason for the reliability of the Phi Deck is the chassis of diecast zinc that is the deck's foundation. Diecast zinc is far more rigid than the plastic or sheet metal used by some manufacturers. It's even more rigid than aluminum -- and maintains critical dimensions and close tolerances over a longer lifetime.

Patented Pivoting Headbar and Four Motor Design

Other reasons for the Phi Deck's outstanding reliability include our unique pivoting headbar design that eliminates the need for continuous power to maintain head engagement, and our four-motor design that enables the Phi Deck to handle tape so gently that we actually encourage the use of fragile C-120 tapes when their longer record/play time is advantageous.

Basic Specifications

Structure:

Zinc diecast chassis, head bar and capstan rest.

Drive Motors:

Two shielded, filtered reel DC drive motors, optional ironless core types; one DC head bar operating motor; one DC capstan drive motor.

Capstan:

.0937 precision ground with textured end.

Capstan Bearing:

Oil impregnated sintered bronze, removable.

Capstan Flywheel:

Precision dual machined brass drive surfaces.

Capstan Drive Belt:

Polyether urethane flat belt, .007" T .150" W.

Motor Drive Pulley:

Machined aluminum, crowned, hard anodized.

Pinch Roller Pressure:

275-325 grams (measured at corner of housing).

Tape Start Time:

110-130 milliseconds.

Tape Stop Time:

100-200 milliseconds (speed-dependent).

Rewind Time :

Less than 30 seconds for quality C-60 tapes.

Dimensions:

6.20" D X 5.40" W X 2.55" H

Weight:

2 lb.. 10 oz (typical)

Temperature Range :

20 to +65 degrees C

For More Information Contact:

Phi Technologies, Inc.

4605 North Stiles

Oklahoma City, OK 73105

Phone 405-521-9000

Fax 405-524-4254
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