21 Nov
2012
21 Nov
'12
5:54 a.m.
On Wednesday (11/21/2012 at 12:23AM -0800), Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 11/20/2012 10:10 PM, Adrian Stoness wrote:
OK. I'll look into that. Thanks.
It seems like the actual tape media is still good (at least visually seems
OK; not flaking or wrinkled or anything ugly) so seems worth a shot to
try to replace the band (at some nominal cost) and see what life is left.
I appreciate Rik's input on the QIC40 belts too. That is also worth a
shot as I do know where I can get a supply of those to sacrifice.
true but takes up less space
speaking of witch i need to get around to hooking mine up just need to
figure out a power source
You might try using a Plastiband from Baumgartens as a replacement.
They come in 3 sizes--approximately 2", 4" and 6". I've never used
one on a DC100A, but have used them on DC600 and DC2000 carts with
some success. They're made of polyurethane, just like the original
tension bands, but lack the lubricant. I find that a bit of dry
silicone lube helps out in that respect. The technical support guy at Imation told me that the
original
tension bands were stamped as rings from a sheet, then twisted and
applied with a special machine. He tried to find the manual version
of the machine used in the 3M QA lab, but came up empty.
Very interesting. I should just go over there and poke around in their
dumpsters. Imation (and 3M) are within 5 miles of where I live :-)
Not much left of anything data recording related there anymore though.
Chris
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Chris Elmquist