DC300 Tape Repair

From: Wayne Smith <wsmith_at_gj.com>
Date: Wed Aug 18 15:33:21 1999

>>> Christian Fandt <cfandt_at_netsync.net> 08/18 5:37 AM >>>

>>Yes. I have four original IBM 5100 data tapes (1 diagnostic and 3 BASIC
>>Aided Instruction) all of which have broken belts. Age has taken its toll.

>Oooh, ouch! Bet those tapes are hard to find (!). Definitely worth trying
>to fix at least the diag tape.

I have an extra diag. tape, but I haven't run it in a while. The first thing I'll do is copy it.

>Hmmm, wonder if it would be practical to take a very good condition 3M
>cart, dismantle it to bits and take the media from the defective IBM cart
>and install it into the 3M cart. Of course, the spools will be different so
>the media would have to be unwound from the old and wound onto the new. It
>would take a _long_ period of time and a whole heap o' patience to do this
>but it's a thought that came to mind. (I'm figuring the mechanical diffs
>between the two sets of small parts would not allow simply installing a 3M
>belt into the IBM cart.)

I think I'd have to take the belt off to do this in any case, so it probably makes more sense just to replace the belt.

Thanks, Wayne.
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