18 Apr
2005
18 Apr
'05
4:10 p.m.
My Quantum DL4000 or DEC TZ88 has come undone...
IOW, the leader which snares the tape has come loose, and I don't know
how to wind it back... :-{
The mechanism has 6 heads; I tried to wind it around the 6-headed
path, but the leader is not long enough, so it must be wound around a
shorter path...but which one??
It's OK it nobody's understand what I'm talking about :-), as long as
someone is kind enough to post naked pics of a working TZ87/88 of how
the leader is being wound.
I'm not sure if the drives are ontopic, but if they're not they're very
close. I first saw one about 8 1/2 years ago.
It's been a few years since I had to restring a DLT4000, but as I recall it
isn't that much different than a TK50.
In any case I think you can probably find the info you need on the Quantum
website.
http://www.quantum.com/am/service_support/downloads/default.htm
Zane