Subject: Re: broken tape in TZ87?
From: Ron Farrer (rbf@farrer.net)
Date: Wed Jan 10 2001 - 09:46:25 PST
Amy (amy@aloha.nascom.nasa.gov) wrote:
> When you look in the drive, can you see the tape leader? There's
> a little prong it should be hooked onto. If not, the tape leader
> has slipped off and wound inside the drive. In that case you can
> either send it in for service, or take it apart and reattach the
> tape leader yourself. I do the latter as it's faster by weeks.
Yes I can see it, but it looks like it is a hair closer then it
should be.
> You can modify the directions at http://www.sprague-europe.com/frame/tape.htm
> They're for putting in a whole new tape leader. Reattaching an existing tape
> leader is similar. If you have new tape leaders on hand I'd recommend
> putting in a new one - once they start slipping, it happens again
> and again. IME.
Ok, I'll have a look at that page and see. If that's the problem, does
anyone have a suggestion for a place to get another one?
TIA!
Ron
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