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Worlds worst paper tape reader mid week update: I can get a pretty solid 1.4 volt square wave with cheap copy paper. Thicker paper will be closer to 2.4. Both are clear enough waves to be fully usable. Time to fire up the CNC machine to make the mounting brackets. Awesome!

▸ Apr 20, 2022 ▸ Michael Doornbos ▸ 0 words

← Worlds worst paper tape reader update:This tiny LED at half this brightness creates a usable signal to this tiny phototransistor through ordinary copy paper. Very happy with the results. Now to build a dark enclosure and wire up 8 of them in a row. This might actually work :) When I was a kid, the USR ports on my #Commodore machines were a mystery. Now, they are crazy useful and easy to understand. Always learning... →
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