Re: Kennedy 9800 - supply reel o-ring size?

2017-10-13 Thread Anders Nelson via cctalk
Righto, thanks for the tips! On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 6:49 PM Ethan Dicks wrote: > On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 3:55 PM, Anders Nelson via cctalk > wrote: > > Hello friends, > > > > The Kennedy > 9800 > arrived... > > > > Anyway the supply

Re: Kennedy 9800 - supply reel o-ring size?

2017-10-13 Thread Ethan Dicks via cctalk
On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 3:55 PM, Anders Nelson via cctalk wrote: > Hello friends, > > The Kennedy 9800 arrived... > > Anyway the supply reel has some slop in it when I mount a tape so I suspect > the o-ring has lost some fluff. It looks to be 3.4" in diameter and 0.2" > thick. The manual mentions

Re: Kennedy 9800 - supply reel o-ring size?

2017-10-13 Thread Anders Nelson via cctalk
Here are some pictures: https://photos.app.goo.gl/qlJfziUdMcg3tRsR2 =] -- Anders Nelson +1 (517) 775-6129 www.erogear.com On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 4:36 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On 10/13/2017 12:55 PM, Anders Nelson via cctalk wrote: > > > The Kennedy 9800

Re: Kennedy 9800 - supply reel o-ring size?

2017-10-13 Thread Anders Nelson via cctalk
Hey Chuck, Yep this is precisely what I see. Seems like the hub bottoms out against the metal but the ring doesn't expand in one spot enough to hold the hub evenly against the rear. -- Anders Nelson +1 (517) 775-6129 www.erogear.com On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 4:36 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk < cct

Re: Kennedy 9800 - supply reel o-ring size?

2017-10-13 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 10/13/2017 12:55 PM, Anders Nelson via cctalk wrote: > The Kennedy 9800 arrived, packed way better than I was expecting - it looks > perfect cosmetically and intact electrically. There are date stamps of > February 15, 1984 inside. Perhaps the last manufacturing run or refurb date? I can't say

Re: Kennedy 9800 - supply reel o-ring size?

2017-10-13 Thread Anders Nelson via cctalk
Err, maybe this drives doesn't use a reel? The takeup reel has rubber around the hub and a solid plastic disc toward the rear. Do I just slip the end of the tape under itself and the rubber surface does the rest? The oldest storage medium I've worked with is a 5 1/4" floppy disk... =] -- Anders

Kennedy 9800 - supply reel o-ring size?

2017-10-13 Thread Anders Nelson via cctalk
Hello friends, The Kennedy 9800 arrived, packed way better than I was expecting - it looks perfect cosmetically and intact electrically. There are date stamps of February 15, 1984 inside. Perhaps the last manufacturing run or refurb date? Anyway the supply reel has some slop in it when I mount a