10 Nov
2007
10 Nov
'07
1:54 a.m.
On Fri, 9 Nov 2007, Chuck Guzis wrote:
Claude sent me a few "Plastibands" which are
sold by office supply
retailers as a replacement for rubber bands; the big advantage is
that they don't degrade with exposure to light and atmospheric ozone.
They come in two sizes--2 inch and 4 inch. The 2 inch variety works
pretty well in DC-2000 size carts and the 4 inch can be made to work
Do you know if the 2 inch bands work in DC-100 cartridges?
in DC-300/600/6150/6250 etc. carts. I wish the things
were a bit
wider, or that they came in a 6-inch size, but they do the job. The
The idea with "Plastibands" is worth a try. I only have to find a local
source for them.
Back to the DC300s--you may find that the belt has
done something
else that's not quite so simple to solve. With time, the oxide
formulation in at least some brands (Scotch is one that I've
discovered) has bonded to the drive belt surface better than the
mylar tape substrate. Thus, you'll find where the belt has contacted
the medium during storage, you have some nice clear spots in the
tape. I don't believe that process is reversible.
Yes, all the old belts (only the small width white ones, not the black
belts) stick to the tape. But I know this and thus don't even try to move
the tape in the cartridge. Instead, I open it and apply my "patented light
bulb heating process" (see an older posting from me on DC-100 cartridges).
Christian