18 Dec
2006
18 Dec
'06
1:25 p.m.
--- Adrian Graham <witchy at binarydinosaurs.co.uk> wr
ote:
On 18/12/06 16:49, "Richard" <legalize at
xmission.co
m>
wrote:
n
:-). The problem is that the rubber tends to
break down with age and
turns to goo no matter what. Sometimes on old
equipment the part has
> completely turned to a puddle of goo without eve attempting to use
te
it.
Ya, the transport rollers in the tape drive for my
Sharp MZ80B have wept all
over the metalwork. 'Tis a bit of a mess and will
take some undoing......
--
Adrian/Witchy
Binary Dinosaurs creator/curator
Www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - the UK's biggest priva home computer
collection?
Going slightly OT, I assume the same thing
would happen to any rubber rollers in VHS
players, and be the main (only?) reason why
VHS players start chewing VHS tapes?
(I have a DVD player and am considering
getting a cheap DVD recorder)
Regards,
Andrew B
aliensrcooluk at yahoo.co.uk