15 Feb
2004
15 Feb
'04
2:45 p.m.
>>>> "Brad" == Brad Parker
<brad(a)heeltoe.com> writes:
Brad> Does anyone know if it's ok to clean a TU58 tape head with
Brad> alcohol?
As others said, I'd suggest something that's well over 90% pure.
Ethanol can be had in 96% grade. Another option is isopropyl alcohol
but be sure you get the high grade stuff, NOT the 70% or so stuff that
also has oil in it ("rubbing alcohol").
There used to be head cleaner fluid available at good hi-fi stores;
some of that was probably some sort of fluorocarbon -- probably no
longer sufficiently politically correct...
Brad> (or, perhaps, does working on a tu58 lead one to drink? :-)
Very definitely. When DEC named that beast "DECtape II" they
slandered a very nice piece of hardware (the TU55/56).
paul