DC-600/300XL tape cart observation

[Chuck Guzis]

On 30 Apr 2007 at 9:19, jd wrote:

> So how would you store such carts for the long term?
> 
> Sealed can with dessicator, maybe?
> 
> Mason jars?

Seal-a-meal in a dewar of liquid nitrogen,maybe.

The Imation guy got back to me and informed me that, as far as the 
factory is concerned, there is no belt.  They start with  die-cut 
doughnuts of a type of sheet polyurethane (proprietary treatment)  
and feed them into a jig that "flips" and stretches them to shape.  
He said that it was virtually impossible to do this manually.

So, if you've got a belt that holds its shape as a belt, it's 
probably too far gone already.

Cheers,
Chuck