Upon the date 05:01 PM 8/17/99 -0700, Wayne Smith said something like:
>What's the best way to replace a broken belt in a DC300 tape cartridge? Is
>there a source for new belts?
Not likely unless there was a real unusual need and someone already
supplies them. Normally, the mfr (3M, Dysan, or whoever else made them)
figures the user will typically throw out a defective cart and use a new
one. Hence, the assumption there's likely no aftermarket supplier,
especially now since DC300's have been out of popularity for several years.
Best way to deal with this is to find an unusable tape with a good belt and
very carefully remove it and very carefully replace it on your defective
one. Probably should find one of the same manufacturer just to be safe.
It's stretched rather taught and will be a real circus to replace. Got
three or four arms hanging off you? :) Tony, have any thoughts on this?
Do I assume correctly you have an only copy of a very important OS tape or
something just as critical you're unfortunately trying to repair?
Good luck.
Regards, Chris
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Received on Tue Aug 17 1999 - 19:42:31 BST