OT: Re: Advice for tape drive repair / maintenance

[Jim Beacon]

From: "Chuck Guzis" <cclist at sydex.com>



> On Christmas day, the lower element on our 26-year old built-in
> kitchen oven went out.  Fortunately, we could finish cooking dinner
> by using the upper broiler element, although it took much longer.
>
> So I was faced with the issue of (a) replacing an older oven or (b)
> repairing it.  New ovens have electronic controls and can be as
> complex to operate as a VCR.  Our old oven has a mechanical clock and
> simple controls.
>
> I opted to order a new element.  When thinking about what a hostile
> environment oven controls live in (heat, moistore, grease, smoke), I
> had nightmares of repairing a new all-electronic unit years down the
> road.
>
> I have the same feeling about automatic dishwashers and electronic
> controls.
>
> Cheers,
> Chuck
>
 We had a washing machine with an electronic controller. It was such a pain
that the replacement had to have a mechanical timer - vital if you live
somewhere with unreliable mains, the electronic ones reset on power off, a
mechanical one just picks up where it left off.

Jim.