Archiving classic computer rubber part information
Al Kossow
aek at bitsavers.org
Sat Sep 11 12:51:17 CDT 2021
> The roller in the HP cartridge tape drives of various models have turned to crap also... I have one that came with an HP 3000 series 37
> mighty mouse system thst totally goo-ed a tape........ Any one with similar problem find a replacement roller?
Yes, they are easily made from norprene tubing.
I do the same for DEC TU58 rollers.
The trick to cutting them is to put the tubing over a wooden dowel, then
cut with an xacto or single-edge razor blade.
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