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Originally Posted by Sigma  plug the deck into a VCO and that to the wall outlet
or wrap tape around the capstans until it plays at the correct speed |
No...
The VCO would supply the wrong voltage to the tape machine's electronics potentially resulting in overheating and likely all kinds of other problems. (Yes, running at too low a voltage can lead to overheating. Imagine all those little capacitors charging up but never reaching discharge level. That's a bit crude, but hopefully it gets the idea across.)
And -- the horror of putting tape on a capstan aside -- putting tape on it would
speed up the playback. Not to mention the problms of getting the seams smooth and speed calibration.