> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk-bounces_at_classiccmp.org
> [mailto:cctalk-bounces_at_classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Joe R.
> Sent: 03 February 2004 23:19
> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
> Subject: Re: 'melted' tape roller
>
> The first trick is to find a tape drive with a good roller
> and measure it's size. A lot of people make new (small)
OK :) Anyone out there got a Sharp MZ80B they're willing to dismantle for
me? 7 screws off the back of the monitor/tape drive housing and 5 screws to
remove the mechanism after some careful cable unplugging, and watch for the
monitor flyback transformer....
> sizes such as the HP-85. I've also build up the aluminium
> rollers with layers of heatshrink tubing. HS works but it
> wears fast and it's hard to get it exactly round.
Right. Thinking cap on for me then....I was hoping for a spare part, but I
guess something homegrown is more satisfying.
Cheers!
--
Adrian/Witchy
Binary Dinosaurs
www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - possibly the UK's biggest online computer museum
www.snakebiteandblack.co.uk - ex-monthly gothic shenanigans :o(
Received on Tue Feb 03 2004 - 18:15:13 GMT