HP Repair parts needed (urgently...)

From: Bob Shannon <bshannon_at_tiac.net>
Date: Mon Sep 13 20:01:08 2004

Joe,

I'd thought you were holding a complete 7970E for me already?

What happened to that drive?


Joe R. wrote:

>Bob,
>
> I have some 7970 drives but no spare parts. I can loan you a hub but
>you'll need to replace it sooner or later (or just make a deal for the
>entire drive(s)).
>
> Joe
>
>
>At 07:08 PM 9/7/04 -0400, you wrote:
>
>>I urgently need a part to repair an HP tape drive.
>>
>>What I'm looking for is the hub release mechanisim from a HP 7970 A, B,
>>C, or E drive. This same
>>part may also be used on other HP tape drives as well. The same
>>mechanisim is used for both the
>>supply and take-up reels.
>>
>>If you have a parts machine HP tape drive, please contact me ASAP.
>>
>>To remove this part from a drive, lift the tape reel unlocking tab on
>>the front of the hub.
>>You will see a small phillips head screw, remove this screw (it does not
>>need to be fully
>>unscrewed, but you might as well...).
>>
>>With the locking screw removed, unscrew (counter-clockwise) the release
>>mechanisim from the
>>hub while preventing the hub from turning (simple finger pressure should
>>do).
>>
>>How I broke my release mechanisim....
>>
>>I had a reel of tape with a rather sticky write-enable ring mounted, and
>>it stuck to the hub. Even
>>with the release tab lifted I was unable to get this reel of tape off
>>the hub. I managed to free the
>>offending reel of tape, but in the process the release tab got whacked,
>>and the cams under the
>>tab cracked and split.
>>
>>The major pain of this is, I need to cut a bootable tape, and now I
>>cannot even mount a reel.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
Received on Mon Sep 13 2004 - 20:01:08 BST