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03-29-2017, 02:50 PM
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(03-29-2017 01:51 PM)tomlianza Wrote:  Hi all,
I have a new, in box, 9825. All the documentation is shrink wrapped and the test tapes and program tapes are there. I wanted to test the unit, so I unwrapped the error code pamphlet and ran the diagnostic tape. I believe the capstan has disintegrate over time. Should I fix the drive, send it to someone for repair or just leave it as it is? I have fixed the readers in the handhelds, so this is probably not beyond my skill set. I plan on selling the unit, but I would like to sell a working version if I could. Any inputs from the forum would be welcome.

Did you look into the tape drive? If you shine a light in there you should be able to see if the capstan wheel has fallen apart of not, it is not a given I have a 9835A and a 9825T in both of them the tape drive works and I have not had to replace the tire on the capstan. Is is equally possible that the tape cartridge has degraded to to point of not being useful. Common problems with the cartridges are the drive band bonds to the media where it contacts it a rips some of the oxide off as soon as the tape moves, another is the drive bands go rotten and fall apart as soon as the tape tries to move.

There are two possible ways to recondition the tape drive if the drive wheel has in fact disintegrated, the first is to replace the tire with something like silicon tubing, the other is to modify the drive wheel so that it will support QIC 40/80 tapes as well as DC-100A, you can find info on the later in the files section of hpseries80 group on groups.io in the directory QIC conversion. I repaired one in a HP-80 by cleaning off the old debris and putting a couple layers of shrink wrap onto the capstan, it worked but was not entirely satisfactory.

Paul.
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new, inbox 9825 - tomlianza - 03-29-2017, 01:51 PM
RE: new, inbox 9825 - Paul Berger (Canada) - 03-29-2017 02:50 PM
RE: new, inbox 9825 - Dave Frederickson - 03-29-2017, 03:25 PM
RE: new, inbox 9825 - Paul Dale - 03-30-2017, 02:32 AM
RE: new, inbox 9825 - Geoff Quickfall - 03-29-2017, 06:29 PM
RE: new, inbox 9825 - sleibson - 03-30-2017, 12:59 AM
RE: new, inbox 9825 - Geoff Quickfall - 03-30-2017, 01:37 AM



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