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- From: scott@mycro.UUCP (Scott C. Sadow)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
- Subject: Re: Recommendations for tape
- Message-ID: <1992Dec10.235334@mycro.UUCP>
- Date: Thu, 10 Dec 92 23:53:34 EST
- References: <1992Dec8.184428.15238@ornl.gov> <723781533.AA08131@csource.oz.au>
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- In article <1992Dec8.184428.15238@ornl.gov>, lio@ornl.gov (MILLION D L) writes:
- >
- >This brings up something I've wondered about before. Colorado does not
- >give extensive advice on how to clean their tape drives. I use sponge
- >swabs and 90 percent rubbing alcohol to clean the read/write head, but
- >there's more stuff in there (mostly hard to reach and hard to see!!!),
- >and I am concerned that I am missing something. I've tried to find
- >something in a spray can to blow dust off the optical tape sensor, with
- >no luck. Do any Jumbo 250 owners out there have any good tips on how to
- >clean this beast? Thanks.
- >
- >Dan Million Internet: lio@ornl.gov
-
-
- I just found (and bought and used) a tape cleaner for my drive. It is
- labeled "3M DC2000 Series Data Cartridge Drive Cleaning Kit". It contains
- a strange looking cartridge that plugs into your drive just like a tape.
- This cartridge hold cleaning sticks in 2 places - on the head and on the
- roller. I picked this up with 2 tapes certified by CMS for $55 at the
- local Micro Center store. You could also probably call CMS for suggestions
- on where to buy it.
-
-
- Scott C. Sadow
- scott@mycro.UUCP
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