Henk said > Regarding the rubber rings on the hubs of the tape drive, I remember that > somebody > once told that when the rubber tension is weak (because the ring diameter got > a bit > bigger, you can get the ring back to its original shape by putting it in warm > water.
I tried this. It didn't work, at all. I had a few sizes of nitrile O-rings I use for another purpose (micro lathe drive belts) and tried a range, the BS336 as mentioned worked perfectly. It may perhaps work for other brands of tape unit if the hub pinch clamp arrangement is the same diameter but that is for someone else to try. Steve.
