22 Oct
2010
22 Oct
'10
7:07 a.m.
From: cclist at sydex.com
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 21:50:44 -0700
Subject: Re: Viper 2150S scsi tape drive
On 21 Oct 2010 at 21:37, dwight elvey wrote:
Thanks Chuck
I was afraid of that. That was my recollection
of similar drives. Now I have to find out why the motor
doesn't spin.
As I recalled, if the tape was accidentally loaded
with the end of tape marker off the spool, it would
unspool the hole thing and it would then be a 30
minute job to spool it back on.
I'll have to look at the motor drive and see what is up.
The fact that I see the head moving gives me confidence
that it is most likely the motor drive circuit.
This is suppose to back up my Sparcbook. As you recall
my 8mm drive didn't seem to work with it so I thought
I'd try a drive that was inteneded.
Dwight
Dwight
I just got this use drive and I was wondering if
it
is working as expected.
When I plug in the tape, the head moves up and down
but the tape drive motor doesn't move.
Is this normal?
My recollection of this drive is that the tape should be
automatically positioned to BOT when inserted. (i.e., the drive
should spin the tape a bit).
--Chuck