18 Dec
2006
18 Dec
'06
9:53 a.m.
On 18 Dec 2006 at 9:17, Al Kossow wrote:
Wangtek changed their roller design on later drives.
Archive didn't, so
you may be able to find 150meg drives that are new enough to survive.
The most common source are Sun external 150meg shoeboxes, which have
been readily available in the past.
This "goes to goo" seems to be manufacturer-related. I've got a
Wangtek drive with a gooey roller, but a Tandberg of the same age is
just fine, as is a Caliper.
If I check McMaster-Carr's online catalog, I see a bewildering number
of choices under "Rubber tubing". Does anyone have an idea about
what works best?
http://tinyurl.com/y6pv4y
Then, there's heat-shrink neoprene tube; might work where a very thin
coating is needed.
Cheers,
Chuck