>Christopher McNabb wrote:
> I've finally gotten the drive 0 reverse motor on my TU-56 tape drive
> working. It required the replacement of two transistors on the Motor Drive
> Control Board. The problem I now have is that the motor only runs at high
> (18V) speed, even when it should be running at low (9V) speed. Any hints as
> to where to look next?
> As an aside, I think fixing the things is more fun than running them.
Jerome Fine replies:
As a software person, I can't help with the tape drive.
But your comment about fixing the hardware is interesting.
I find that my personal experience with software is about
the same - I enjoy fixing the bugs plus enhancing the
software I use (I am an RT-11 addict) more than just
using the programs. Although I must admit that I have
found that some of the enhancements I have made to
the Single Line Editor (SL:) as well as to the Binary
Compare utility (BINCOM) have been extremely helpful
when I use them to help with other work.
Sincerely yours,
Jerome Fine
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Received on Thu Aug 08 2002 - 07:43:00 BST