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From: rmilner@zia.aoc.nrao.edu (Ruth Milner)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: Camcorder head-cleaning tape ok for Exabyte?
Message-ID: <1991Apr23.170858.17457@nmt.edu>
Date: 23 Apr 91 17:08:58 GMT
References: <32147@usc>
Reply-To: rmilner@zia.aoc.nrao.edu (Ruth Milner)
Organization: National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Socorro NM
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In article <32147@usc> ajayshah@alhena.usc.edu (Ajay Shah) writes:
>
>Exabyte sells this for 30 bux, I think, and Fedco has a Sony
>camcorder head-cleaning tape for 10 bux.
>
>(Does one need it??)

Yes, you need it, and *NO*, you *CAN'T* use the camcorder cleaning tape on
your Exabyte drive. It's abrasive, and will void your warranty with Exabyte
(or whoever else sold you the drive). Read the fine print on the cleaning
tape; if it's abrasive it will say so.

Exabyte tape heads are not the same as the camcorder ones.

Use the proper cleaning tapes. The drives are supposed to be cleaned after
each 30GB of operation, and the tape can be used 10 times, so $30 goes a
long way for most people. Trust me, not cleaning them does degrade the
reliability.
-- 
Ruth Milner
Systems Manager                     NRAO/VLA                    Socorro NM
Computing Division Head      rmilner@zia.aoc.nrao.edu