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- From: schmidt@auvax1.adelphi.edu
- Subject: Re: Magnetic tape developer
- Message-ID: <1992Jul30.001508.1@auvax1.adelphi.edu>
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- References: <1992Jul29.224920.17143@morrow.stanford.edu>
- Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 05:15:08 GMT
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- In article <1992Jul29.224920.17143@morrow.stanford.edu>, kai@pangea.Stanford.EDU (Kai Lanz) writes:
- > Bob Butler (butler@vax.sonoma.edu) asked about a magnetic-tape developer
- > called Kyread...
- >
- > The stuff I used to use was called MAG VIEW magnetic tape track developer.
- > It was (is?) made by Nortronics Co. Inc. of Minneapolis. It contains
- > (surprise!) iron powder and Freon (tm).
- >
- > It worked great; unfortunately the propellant's used up in the little can
- > I have, and I don't know who distributes this stuff or if Nortronics still
- > exists. Anybody?
-
- They still exist, are a major producer of magnetic tape heads.
-
- Try NORTRONICS COMPANY, Inc.
- 8101 Tenth Avenue North
- Minneapolis, Minnesota 55427
-
- 612 545-0401
-
- This catalog is 9 years old, so the phone # could have changed, but they are
- still around. They exhibit at all the broadcast shows. I don't know if they
- still make "mag view" I thought that stuff went out with 2" quad video tape.
-
- John
-
- PS Just looked in the catalog I got the address from. It lists "PF-601 Magview
- (r) tape developer, and shows a 4 oz. spray can. Of course with the
- restrictions on Freon now, ???
-
- John
-
- >
- > I also used to have a little disk-shaped magnetic viewer which could be
- > used to inspect mag tape, but the suspension liquid in the thing dried out
- > ages ago. It was made by 3M.
- >
- > --- Kai Lanz kai@pangea.stanford.edu
- >
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