Running a TK50 "on the bench" - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

11 Feb 2000

...
 >A properly functioning TK50 should be able to load
and eject tapes
>even if not plugged into a controller. 
...
 That's good to know. When powered up the green
light on the left goes on
and the red button/light doesn't do anything. I took the bronze cover off
and the tape is attached to the leader grabber thingy but hasn't yet made a
wrap around the hub.  
Has leader been pulled out of the cartridge at all?  If not, then you can
just nudge the door-unlock solenoid (on the right side of the drive
near the front) and pull the cartridge out.

If the leader *has* been pulled out of the cartridge, trying to do this
will leave you with a big mess.

...
 push it again to leave it out and nothing seemed to
happen. To be honest
though if it blinked for just a second i wouldn't have seen it. I'm going
to look carefully at the capstan roller to see if it is turnable. 
If it's not trying to move the tape at all, I don't think it's the capstan
roller.

One question that's vitally important right here: is this an important
tape stuck in the drive, or a scratch tape?

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