[rescue] Leaving a tape in the drive

[Sheldon T. Hall]

"Jeffrey J. Nonken" <jeff_work at nonken.net> wrote ...

> On Tue, 26 Nov 2002 17:21:21 -0500, Sheldon T. Hall wrote:
> >Are there any bad side-effects to putting a tape in a DDS drive a
> >day or so before it's actually to be used?
>
> Absolutely none whatsoever. After a few minutes of non-use, the drive will
> pull the tape back and spin down the head. I leave my tapes in 24/7 with
no
> effects.

Great!

Thanks.

-Shel