27 Aug
2015
27 Aug
'15
11:50 p.m.
On Aug 27, 2015, at 23:22 , r.stricklin <bear at
typewritten.org> wrote:
Yes, your tapes need baking. Even for folks who don't experience problems as
catastrophic as yours, the TK50, TK30, and TK70 will each stall out if it senses the tape
dragging even slightly. That includes for rewind/unload.
At least in the case of the TK30, it appears to insist on digging itself further and
further into the hole. It runs the tape forwards first, then it experiences trouble, then
it panics and quits. Each attempt just puts more tape on the take-up reel at best, and can
end up making a tangled mess like the one I pictured. Extracting the tape without cutting
it and dumping it on the floor takes a lot of effort and disassembly.
Ok, so I need to build my media ez-bake oven before I try anything else with my TK drives.
I think I ought to build a cartridge de-interlocker and manual rewinder gizmo, too, to
make the failures less painful. Not this month, but one of these days!
Can the TK50 cartridges be baked as-is, or do the reels need to come out of the casings to
get air flow? I'm new to this magnetic pastry chef stuff. :)
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Mark J. Blair, NF6X <nf6x at nf6x.net>
http://www.nf6x.net/