6 Oct
2015
6 Oct
'15
11:24 p.m.
On 10/06/2015 08:19 PM, Ali wrote:
Well apparently you can still buy recertifiers for the
low low price
of $8K w/ warranty. I guess if you are the CHM or recovery outfit
like yours Chuck it makes sense. You can also get a new cleaner w/
warranty for $2K.
Was this equipment ever cheap (i.e. when it was prevalent and in use
daily)?
If you were running a data center with many thousands of tapes, a
recertifier was probably a money saver. Was it ever cheap? I doubt
it--but worth its weight in rhodium.
I picked my cleaner up govt. surplus--brand new; the only thing missing
was the bottle of Freon TF. Apparently you're not allowed to sell the
stuff anymore.
It wouldn't surprise me if the government still has a few squirreled away.
In my case, the blade is a triangular silicon carbide affair, so 3 sharp
edges available for use. If I couldn't find a replacement, I could
easily have one made up by any of the machine tool refurbishers--but I
doubt I'll ever get to that place.
As far as a recertifier--no need here; I'm about reading tapes, not
writing them. Once the data is retrieved, there's no need to read the
tape again.
However, I am still looking for a an 800 BPI NRZI-capable drive.
--Chuck