HP Repair parts needed (urgently...)

From: Joe R. <rigdonj_at_cfl.rr.com>
Date: Thu Sep 16 19:03:48 2004

   Bob,

   I have six or seven of them here. Come and get one (or more!).

   Joe


At 09:01 PM 9/13/04 -0400, you wrote:
>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 Thu Sep 16 2004 - 19:03:48 BST