3 Aug
2012
3 Aug
'12
1:52 p.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-
bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Tony Duell
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2012 1:03 PM
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: Free to good home - DEC TS05 Tape Drive - Manchester UK
Are you suggesting that there is some juxtaposition of Sun, Moon and stars under which
they load *reliably*? :-)
The guy from whom I got my first one used to open the top and manually load it as a
standard practice. -- Ian
Mine didn't even have a front door when I got
it. There's an easier
solution than using the maintenance mode: disconnect the door lock
solenoid. If it doesn't fire, it doesn't actuate the "door open"
switch, and it's not like it's locking anything if the door isn't
there. It's a simple quick-disconnect terminal.
We _are_ talking abotu the same drive, right? The rebadged Cipher F880, the
one you put a reel of tape in the slot and it automaically treads up?
My experiece of bot hthe TS05 and the F880 is that they d not eeliably load if
the door is missing. The airflow is not right and it doesn't always get the
leader off the spool.