Amy (amy@aloha.nascom.nasa.gov) wrote: > When you look in the drive, can you see the tape leader? There's > a little prong it should be hooked onto. If not, the tape leader > has slipped off and wound inside the drive. In that case you can > either send it in for service, or take it apart and reattach the > tape leader yourself. I do the latter as it's faster by weeks. Yes I can see it, but it looks like it is a hair closer then it should be. > You can modify the directions at http://www.sprague-europe.com/frame/tape.htm > They're for putting in a whole new tape leader. Reattaching an existing tape > leader is similar. If you have new tape leaders on hand I'd recommend > putting in a new one - once they start slipping, it happens again > and again. IME. Ok, I'll have a look at that page and see. If that's the problem, does anyone have a suggestion for a place to get another one? TIA! Ron
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