At 11:23 AM 2/3/04 -0800, you wrote:
>Just so you don't feel alone, lots of HP tape drive capstan rubber sleeves
>that are over twenty years old show the same "attribute" of "melting" - I've
>repaired several of the critters.
>
>I suggest you find some quality rubber tubing which matches as closley as
>possible the specs. of the original rubber and use a good rubber/metal
glue -
>usually black and very "sticky" (essential for HP high speed drives).
I use super glue and it works fine. Just use it very sparingly. If you
use too much it will get on the outside of the roller and make it slick. I
use a drop that's smaller than the head of a pin and let it wick into the
joint.
Joe
>
>Lyle
>
>On Tuesday 03 February 2004 10:40, Witchy wrote:
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> I've seen this phenomenon on the likes of printers etc but I've never seen
>> it on a tape drive. Basically the rubber that used to surround the wheel
>> that controls FF/REW/Play functions on the tapedeck in my newly acquired
>> Sharp MZ80B has melted to a sticky black compound that's run down the
>> housing and gummed up the tape wheels.
>>
>> Pix at
>>
>> http://www.wowrarelook.co.uk/DSCF5821.JPG (244k) front of housing showing
>> icky stuff
>> http://www.wowrarelook.co.uk/DSCF5812.JPG (27k) control wheel
>>
>> Note shiny surfaces where there shouldn't be shiny surfaces :)
>>
>> I'd assume that the tape mechanism was a standard one but the question is,
>> can I still get the part seen in DSCF5812.JPG since it appears that's all
>> that's at fault?
>>
>> Cheers as ever.
>>
>> --
>> Adrian/Witchy
>> Binary Dinosaurs
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>
>--
>Lyle Bickley
>Bickley Consulting West Inc.
>http://bickleywest.com
>"Black holes are where God is dividing by zero"
>
>
Received on Tue Feb 03 2004 - 17:22:11 GMT
