On Fri, Feb 9, 2018 at 3:06 PM, Mia Magnusson <mia@plea.se> wrote: > Den Fri, 9 Feb 2018 13:10:11 +0100 skrev Francesco Messineo > <francesco.messineo@gmail.com>: >> Hi Again, >> >> On Thu, Feb 8, 2018 at 8:34 PM, Mia Magnusson <mia@plea.se> wrote: > >> Does anyone know where it's supposed to be? >> Is such a tape drive supposed to read its own written tapes even if >> the azimuth is wrong? > > Unless it's misadjusted so badly that the tape have problems passing > through the head, you should be able to save and then verify/load back > even though the tape won't be compatible with a correctly aligned head. yes, I thougth also that it should be capable of reading its own tapes. I think (by analyzing the audio written on a tape) that the write circuit could have issues. It reads fine the tapes written on other drives. I'll try changing the hex inverter chip. > > If that doesen't work I'd try cleaning the heads. I use isopropyl > alcohol. Make sure that the cleaning fluid has time to dry off before > you try a tape as I think it can dissolve the surface of a tape, > damaging the tape and clogging the heads with tape residue. sure sure, I would never start troubleshooting a tape drive (or even disk drive) without first cleaning them very well :) Frank Message was sent through the cbm-hackers mailing listReceived on 2018-02-09 15:03:02
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