[Eug-lug] Hardware Related: Any Tape Drives Available???

[Allen Brown]

On Fri, 21 Jan 2005, nyal wrote:

> Greetings All,
> 
> I've got a friend at work that's looking for old tape drives.  He's into RC 
> airplanes and can rewind the motors from old tape drives into some pretty hot 
> RC motors for his planes.

What kind of tape drives?  Are you talking 9 track?  That seems awfully
big for an RC plane.  Cartridge tape?  Cassette tape?

> Goodwill, St. Vinnies, etc have been a bust so far.  Thought that someone on 
> the list might know where there might be some available locally on the cheap.
> 
> He's bought them off the 'net for cheap (.50 or less) the hassle is the 
> shipping ($8-$10 or more per drive) and supposedly he can buy ready wound 
> motors for less...It's a DIY type of thing.
> 
> Thought that someone on the list might have a suggestion, he's willing to buy 
> any and all he can locate.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Nyal R. Cammack
> ncammack at efn.org
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