14 Jun
2016
14 Jun
'16
4:19 a.m.
On 14/06/2016 4:40 AM, Jerry Weiss wrote:
When I worked on this gear, we kept a magnet assy from a CDC 9762 80mb
drive under the bench in a safe place, and used it to bulk-erase any
tapes as needed. The magnets from a RA81 failed cartridge are very small
and powerful, will do nicely. I keep a few in my workshop for gen duty
screw pickup, etc.
Lionel.
On Jun 13,
2016, at 12:55 PM, Rod Smallwood <rodsmallwood52 at btinternet.com> wrote:
On 13/06/2016 17:20, Rod Smallwood wrote:
>
> I just had a thought is the magnet in a microwave cooker magnetron permanent or
electro?
A rare earth magnet savaged from a disk drive or a banned child toy (aka BuckyBalls)
might be more effective.
Jerry