HP-85 Belts needed

From: Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com>
Date: Fri Feb 19 17:58:28 1999

On Fri, 19 Feb 1999, Tony Duell wrote:

> > Stan, how can that happen? Every cartridge tape that I have run across -
> > from DC-100 to DC-2120 and beyond - is spooled such that the oxide face is
> > towards the hub of the spool and NEVER comes in contact with the drive
> > band. I have had tape layers stick together from old age and lack of use,
> > and certainly broken drive bands, but...
>
> Just looked at a couple of tape cartridges - a DC300XLP (3M brand if it
> matters) and an HP cartridge from my 85.
>
> In both cases, the outside of the tape - the surface that faces the
> recording head - is also the outside of the spool. I think it's
> reasonable to assume that the side that touches the head is the
> oxide-coated side, and thus it's the oxide-coated side that also contacts
> the drive belt.
>
> -tony
>

Geez! You guys are dead right and I am dead wrong. It seems like a
strange way to do it though.
                                                 - don
Received on Fri Feb 19 1999 - 17:58:28 GMT