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2023-07 QIC-80 tape repair by bryanwann
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How it started, original tape and guts
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Twisted but not broken
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Straightening
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Removing old tension belt
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Philips screws to open cassette
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Popping open the cover
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New donor tape
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Donor tape
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Donor tape
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Removing tension band and reels from donor
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"New" tension band
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Old and new tension belts
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Donor cartridge and band
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Index hole
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Tensioning things in the new cassette
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Data tape in new cassette and tensioned
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What it should look like
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Crinkled tape
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Mirror/prism to find index hole?
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After first insertion in the tape drive
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After 3rd try
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I dropped the tape, I give up!