Re: Do you have any of these symptoms Message #2 Posted by Mike on 1 May 2001, 9:02 p.m., in response to message #1 by jim
I have found 3 problems on these old tape drives:
1) Bad capstan (dissolved)
2) End of Tape light
3) Bad tapes.
Have you had problem indicating "at end of tape"?
Have you had problems when simply rewinding?
If so, you probably have a bad tape. Old tapes tend to lose their oxide. Most of my old HP 200 tapes are bad or have bad spots.
Do you have this problem with a new tape?
Have you checked to see that the rubber is still in good shape?
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