Cipher model 540 tape drive anyone?

From: jpero_at_cgo.wave.ca <(jpero_at_cgo.wave.ca)>
Date: Sat Dec 13 17:49:14 1997

Hi all!

A short note: Active Susplus store in Toronto is selling bone-white
iwth keypad apple II-e type seems complete and recently saw a Osborne
that uses coiled keyboard cable with that dinky teesy monitor at $24.
Passed it for that stupid price (pirate!) (How can I tell
without powering it or open the shells up for custom internal
upgrades? Also I saw 2 boxes (2ft cubic) full of external Nec
Multispin cdrom scsi drives in varying conditions like frozen
spindle, some rattling around inside and heavy wear and tear, plain
dirty at $15 each. I did check 3 or 5 and the chances is too low to
hit one that can be easily repaired within reason using 2 or 3 but
the cost alone is cheaper to get used working one everywhere else.

Now from the spotting back to this subject of mine:
Classic and some minor not so classic queries...

I dug up the Cipher model 540 tape drive, originally problem was
loose rivet holding the rotor shell that moves the tape along, I
repaired that with a epoxy-like clear glue. Now it should spin just
fine but it MIGHT need rework to get it balanced because the repair
was done 2 years ago but never used it! This is one with green LED
and a 1/4 turn lever that latches tape cartidge in. The tape
cartidge is larger than the standard 120mb tapes but I forgot the
office designation for this size. :))

Other than that, the condition is excellent.

Could anyone tell me what it's size and if anyone interested *as
IS*, I can give it away for free, but you pay the shipping.
Canada and USA ok.

Thanks!

Jason D.

PS: I just started digging into my junk bins and trying to sort out
junk and toss most of them out to school for their electronics
classes or similar. Dispoal is poor option as it cost to
dispose 'em of. And I have few boxes to go through. Be warned, most
of junk are in pieces and none of them are non-working, parted out
and none are classic types. I need to get space back and also
primary reason to help me to start anew in my life.

PSS: I have a IBM 8513 monitor, flyback replaced, all caps seemly
checked out ok with my ESR meter but I still can't get the best focus
and minor doming compared to good 8513 which I had once before that.
If one has a good tube or cheap new substitute tube suitable to this
one otherwise I would be glad to sell it as is if one
wants it for the parts. But main need: I need suitable used SVGA
14"- 15" monitor that has excellent tube, just some work on the guts
to get 100% is desired in place of this 8513 because all I had is
this dinky small 9" vga mono also is IBM!
Received on Sat Dec 13 1997 - 17:49:14 GMT