On Wed, Jun 22, 2005 at 01:50:14AM -0700, Ralph Shumaker wrote: > > Well..., the tape doesn't actually "get wound around" anything. As it's > inserted, the protective cover gets flipped up out of the way as the > cartridge descends over /fingers/ that get positioned behind the tape.
When that big stainless tilted wheel thingie gets really dirty, the tape can cling, actually wind under the input side, and begin to roll your tape on itself. You may never have seen this, Ralph, because you may never have let a tape player go 5 years w/o a cleaning. My father-in-law is a wonderful man. But he shouldn't be allowed to own electronics. -- Lan Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux Guy, SCM Specialist 858-354-0616 -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
