27 Jul
1999
27 Jul
'99
2:52 a.m.
It used to be so nice.
But the dehumidifier hose got clogged while I was gone.
The room filled with mildew.
I came home and rushed to save my stuff, mostly successfully. The TU10
was affected, though. I don't know for sure if the dampness was the
cause, but I'm guessing it was. Here are the symptoms:
under rt11 5.00, it won't init a tape. used to do this w/ no problem. rt
returns "output error on mt0:" The tape spins and tries to init, but
after going back and forth a number of times, it gives up. So the
mechanism and control logic seems fine. I've tried different tapes and
cleaned and degaussed the head. No change. Jiggled all the cards in the
controller and device section to 'assure' a good connection. Nothing. I
even tried using an old copy of ROLLIN, just to see if it'd do a backup,
but it moved the reels and instantly gave a FATAL DEVICE ERROR on MT0.
Unfortunately, my xxdp pack is thrashed (moldy), so until I can
replace it, I'm stuck with trial and error here... help if you can,
please!
27 Jul
27 Jul
4:46 a.m.
Ugh, now the position sensor pulley's coating is turning back into crude
oil. I'm getting a bad feeling about this. Got xxdp up finally and this
drive just can't write at all. I think it is able to make a complete mess
on tapes, but it can't write right. This may be a tragedy....
jake
On Tue, 27 Jul 1999, Jacob Ritorto wrote:
It used to be so nice.
But the dehumidifier hose got clogged while I was gone.
The room filled with mildew.
I came home and rushed to save my stuff, mostly successfully. The TU10
was affected, though. I don't know for sure if the dampness was the
cause, but I'm guessing it was. Here are the symptoms:
under rt11 5.00, it won't init a tape. used to do this w/ no problem. rt
returns "output error on mt0:" The tape spins and tries to init, but
after going back and forth a number of times, it gives up. So the
mechanism and control logic seems fine. I've tried different tapes and
cleaned and degaussed the head. No change. Jiggled all the cards in the
controller and device section to 'assure' a good connection. Nothing. I
even tried using an old copy of ROLLIN, just to see if it'd do a backup,
but it moved the reels and instantly gave a FATAL DEVICE ERROR on MT0.
Unfortunately, my xxdp pack is thrashed (moldy), so until I can
replace it, I'm stuck with trial and error here... help if you can,
please!
8:10 a.m.
Upon the date 03:52 AM 7/27/99 -0400, Jacob Ritorto said something like:
It used to be so nice.
But the dehumidifier hose got clogged while I was gone.
The room filled with mildew.
I came home and rushed to save my stuff, mostly successfully. The TU10
was affected, though. I don't know for sure if the dampness was the
cause, but I'm guessing it was. Here are the symptoms:
Good Heavens Jacob! Where do you live? On the US Gulf Coast near a swamp
in Louisiana or Mississippi?
I would be interested in any recovery from this too. But I live just east
of Lake Erie and usually just have a month or two of really muggy summer
weather (like around now.)
-Chris
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3:03 p.m.
On Tue, 27 Jul 1999, Christian Fandt wrote:
[snip]
Good Heavens Jacob! Where do you live? On the US Gulf Coast near a swamp
in Louisiana or Mississippi?
I would be interested in any recovery from this too. But I live just east
of Lake Erie and usually just have a month or two of really muggy summer
weather (like around now.)
I live near Pittsburgh, PA now. Lots of clay in the ground so basements
are usually pretty damp around here. I painted the walls in the computer
room with portland cement and installed the dehumidifier and all was well
for a long time. Then the drain hose somehow got stopped up and some
puddles formed and in a few days the place was mildewy. Terrible.
8:29 p.m.
Upon the date 04:03 PM 7/27/99 -0400, Jacob Ritorto said something like:
On Tue, 27 Jul 1999, Christian Fandt wrote:
[snip]
That's only a couple or three hours drive from here. I know about that clay
as it's tough and heavy to dig through when digging a trench for some
plumbing or wiring :(
Good Heavens Jacob! Where do you live? On the US Gulf Coast near a swamp
in Louisiana or Mississippi?
I would be interested in any recovery from this too. But I live just east
of Lake Erie and usually just have a month or two of really muggy summer
weather (like around now.)
I live near Pittsburgh, PA now. Lots of clay in the ground so basements are usually pretty damp around here. I painted the
walls in the computer
room with portland cement and installed the dehumidifier and all was well
for a long time. Then the drain hose somehow got stopped up and some
puddles formed and in a few days the place was mildewy. Terrible.
Sorry about that mess. The hose likely collected some airborne algae or
some other crud which created a growth inside the hose. Dust collected on
the condenser coils could wash off down into the drain hose and get caught
on something and begin collecting at that point. I have to clean out mine
every couple of years at least. Check and clean the filter over the coils
if you have one. I set the dehumidifier near the sump pit so if there was
an accident then the H2O would just run over into it.
A dehumidifier is indeed an important thing for many of us to have if we
live in a very damp climate or have our tools, computers and other
equipment located in the basement, or especially both. That dehumidifier of
ours seems to run 20 hours per day. Glad we've got cheap electric rates in
Jamestown!
Regards, Chris
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Jamestown, NY USA cfandt(a)netsync.net
Member of Antique Wireless Association
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