tape drive on the HP-85

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Ondra
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tape drive on the HP-85

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I found another problem with my HP-85. The cassette won't rewind, but the tape drive motor is whining, don't know what to do about it?
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Re: tape drive on the HP-85

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try to lubricate the engine, preferably with rapeseed oil
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oldcomp
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Re: tape drive on the HP-85

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Nonsense, the tape doesn't rewind because the drive wheel is destroyed. Typical failure of HP tape drives.
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