on 6/17/05 6:32 AM, Vintage Computer Festival at vcf at
siconic.com wrote:
I'm trying to repair the tape drive in an HP 9825. The roller has melted
(no surprise there). It seems like I could just get a bit of silicon
tubing or something that has the same diameter and guage as the existing
roller.
I know this has been discussed before but I can't find any specific
messages (by the way, the CC archive search is broken, Jay). Can anyone
provide any tips or guidance so I don't have to re-learn mistakes already
made?
Any tips for cleaning off the existing material? Isopropyl alcohol? Any
thoughts of using heatshrink tubing and applying multiple layers until it
has the same thickness as the original roller?
Thanks for any help. This will be a candidate for adding to the knowledge
base once I've successfully replaced the roller.
I have an old Altos tape drive that uses DC300 tapes. I went to the local
hardware store and bought a rubber grommet with an inside diameter just
slightly smaller than the capstan on the drive, so it would fit nice and
tight. I then used fine sandpaper to reduce the outer diameter until it
matched the original. Slipped it on the capstan and successfully backed up
the hard drive on my ACS8000.