26 Aug
2016
26 Aug
'16
1:35 p.m.
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From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Chuck
Guzis
Sent: 26 August 2016 20:59
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Subject: Re: Repairing Tape Leader Damage in TK70 Drive
On 08/26/2016 12:30 PM, Mark Wickens wrote:
It needs to be stiff and well attached to the actual magnetic tape.. I don't think
Gorilla Tape is. I think something like the clear film in a shirt stiffener might
work....
There is a TK50 piccy well down this page here:-
http://williambader.com/museum/vax/vax.html
I think that is the same as the TK70
Dave
Yes, I tried 35mm film but it isn't robust
enough.
Other possibilities that come to mind are "Gorilla tape" or
"Taear-Aid"
repair tape. I haven't tried either on magnetic media, but they're
pretty tough.
--Chuck