The roller in the HP cartridge tape drives of various models have turned to crap also... I have one that came with an HP 3000 series 37 mighty mouse system thst totally goo-ed a tape........ Any one with similar problem find a replacement roller?
Yes, they are easily made from norprene tubing. I do the same for DEC TU58 rollers. The trick to cutting them is to put the tubing over a wooden dowel, then cut with an xacto or single-edge razor blade.
