ID TECH VP3300 OEM User Manual
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2.
If the rails are designed without using an ID TECH rail, the minimum slot width should be
0.040 inches wide, at a minimum of 0.5 inches on both sides of the magnetic head’s gap.
There must also be a smooth transition leading up to the 0.040-inch-wide area of the slot
both entering and exiting the magnetic head.
Figure 3
3.
When designing insert style readers, make sure the magnetic media on cards can be
inserted completely, past the read head, so the reader registers the stop sentinel on the
magnetic stripe.
GIMBAL
IN and OUT
