Qualstar 1260 9 Track Tape Service Manual with Schematics

[Ian Finder]

I have one that I overpaid for (1260)-- It squeaks.
It blinks out the error code for "read after write failed" and refuses to
put anything down on the tape, but seems to load and fast forward / rewind
correctly.

I have a 1052 with motion fault that throws tape all over the room and
won't load.

Sorry to hijack but would love if any experts on these drives pop up!



On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 3:21 PM, Marc Verdiell <marc.verdiell at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Question for all in general and Al Kossow in particular... There is a
> scanned version of the Qualstar 1260 Service Manual on bitsavers, but it
> cuts off right where it gets interesting, just before the schematics in
> Appendix C... Does anybody have the full version somewhere with the
> schematics at the end? (BTW, the 1052 manual version has the schematics).
>
> The Qualstar tape drive in question hooked up to my Mac SE/30 (of all
> things!):
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqIrMXxPGUA
> But it misbehaves now (squeaks while motor reverses and fails reads test,
> hopefully mechanical?). And my second unit caught another virus and now
> refuses to load tape or get the motors going. Both used to work fine. Time
> to open them up I guess.
>
> - Marc
>
>


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