Advice for tape drive repair / maintenance

[Tony Duell]

> 
> On 29 Dec 2006 at 22:20, Tony Duell wrote:
> 
> > What the heck is Sabbath Mode?
> 
> As near as I can figure, it's a way to defeat the automatic-off 
> feature (about 12 hours) for many modern ovens.  Orthodox Jews are 
> not allowed to power an appliance on during the Sabbath (from sunset 
> Friday to sunset Saturday), but are allowed to use one already on, so 
> Sabbath Mode allows them to override the safety and keep the oven at 
> some preset temperature for 24 hours or more.  Yes, I'm wondering why 
> a timer wouldn't do the same thing without consuming an inordinate 
> amount of power.  Must be a religious nuance.


I give up!. I thought one of the alleged advantages of modern stuff was 
that it saved engery. Not that it wasted ridiculous amounts of it.

> 
> There, aren't you glad you asked?

Actually, I'm even more glad I'm using a cooker with the right number of 
ICs controling it. Namely zero.

-tony