14 Aug
2007
14 Aug
'07
3:47 a.m.
Does anyone have a spare/old cleaner tape for
a DLTtape IV drive? I have one of these drives
installed in an old Sun but the 'head clean'
light has now illuminated.
Thanks.
Ian.
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14 Aug
14 Aug
8:40 a.m.
At 03:47 AM 8/14/2007 -0700, you wrote:
Does anyone have a spare/old cleaner tape for
a DLTtape IV drive? I have one of these drives
installed in an old Sun but the 'head clean'
light has now illuminated.
If you find a source that's cheap, let me know, as I have the same problem.
I went and purchased same outright. I seem to have found the best deal at
the time at http://www.computergiants.com/ although that was some time ago.
I suspect that as a cleaning tape is a consumable item and only lasts for x
(20?) cleaning cycles, you may just have to buy one. Seems like they run
about fiddy bucks here in the US. I have a Maxell DLT Cleaning Tape III,
which I use for my DLT IV drives.
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8:56 a.m.
--- Tom Peters <tpeters at mixcom.com> wrote:
At 03:47 AM 8/14/2007 -0700, you wrote:
815',
Does anyone have a spare/old cleaner tape for
a DLTtape IV drive? I have one of these drives
installed in an old Sun but the 'head clean'
light has now illuminated.
If you find a source that's cheap, let me know, as I
have the same problem.
I went and purchased same outright. I seem to have
found the best deal at
the time at http://www.computergiants.com/ although
that was some time ago.
I suspect that as a cleaning tape is a consumable
item and only lasts for x
(20?) cleaning cycles, you may just have to buy one.
Seems like they run
about fiddy bucks here in the US. I have a Maxell
DLT Cleaning Tape III,
which I use for my DLT IV drives.
-----
306. [Commentary] Putting smokers and non-smokers in
the same room is like
having a urinating and a non-urinating section in a
swimming pool. ---Ross
Parker
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(amateur radio)
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http://www.mixweb.com/tpeters
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8:02 p.m.
From: Mr Ian Primus <ian_primus at yahoo.com>
--- Tom Peters <tpeters at mixcom.com> wrote:
> At 03:47 AM 8/14/2007 -0700, you wrote:
> >Does anyone have a spare/old cleaner tape for
> >a DLTtape IV drive? I have one of these drives
> >installed in an old Sun but the 'head clean'
> >light has now illuminated.
>
> If you find a source that's cheap, let me know, as I
> have the same problem.
> I went and purchased same outright. I seem to have
> found the best deal at
> the time at http://www.computergiants.com/ although
> that was some time ago.
>
Hi
While these cleaner tapes may seem like the way to go,
I've never found anything better than actually cleaning the
surfaces with a swab. It does require removing covers
but it will do much better than a cleaning tap and one
can inspect things like guides and rollers.
Dwight
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8:12 p.m.
At 8:02 PM -0700 8/14/07, dwight elvey wrote:
While these cleaner tapes may seem like the way to go,
I've never found anything better than actually cleaning the
surfaces with a swab. It does require removing covers
but it will do much better than a cleaning tap and one
can inspect things like guides and rollers.
While I use the cleaning tapes on my 4mm, 8mm, and DLT drives, this
is how I clean TK50 and TK70 drives. I don't know if you can still
get them but years ago I bought a bottle of tape head cleaning fluid
(probably rubbing alcohol) and foam swabs from Rat Shack. This is
why I prefer the TK50 to the TZ30, it is easier to remove the top! :^)
Zane
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8:58 a.m.
--- Tom Peters <tpeters at mixcom.com> wrote:
At 03:47 AM 8/14/2007 -0700, you wrote:
Whoops, hit send there by accident before typing...
sorry about that.
Yeah, I ran into the same problem a while back, you
pretty much have to buy one new - they are only good
for like 20 cleans, although they'll work much longer,
but eventually they really don't clean anymore and
must be replaced.
There is only one cleaning tape for both DLTIII and
DLTIV drives - the CleaningTape III.
Good luck, and if you find a good source, let us know
:)
-Ian
Does anyone have a spare/old cleaner tape for
a DLTtape IV drive? I have one of these drives
installed in an old Sun but the 'head clean'
light has now illuminated.
If you find a source that's cheap, let me know, as I
have the same problem. 
10:22 a.m.
At 10:58 AM 8/14/2007, Mr Ian Primus wrote:
There is only one cleaning tape for both DLTIII and
DLTIV drives - the CleaningTape III.
Good luck, and if you find a good source, let us know
My best cheap source has been companies who formerly used DLT,
bought a cleaning tape or two and never used them often enough,
and who are happy to give you the whole kit and caboodle when you
find the old DLT stuff sitting in the closet.
- John
2:30 p.m.
On 8/14/07, John Foust <jfoust at threedee.com> wrote:
At 10:58 AM 8/14/2007, Mr Ian Primus wrote:
>There is only one cleaning tape for both DLTIII and
>DLTIV drives - the CleaningTape III.
>Good luck, and if you find a good source, let us know
The CleaningTape IIIs come up all the time on eBay UK. More often than
the actual data tapes do, it seems sometimes ;)
Ed.
2:36 p.m.
Do a little research though, certain Type III's can damage a type IV
read/write head, make sure you check your drive manufacturer for
recommended brands/types of Type III cleaning carts.
Curt
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On 8/14/07, John Foust <jfoust at threedee.com>
wrote:
At 10:58 AM 8/14/2007, Mr Ian Primus wrote:
> There is only one cleaning tape for both DLTIII and
> DLTIV drives - the CleaningTape III.
> Good luck, and if you find a good source, let us know
>
The CleaningTape IIIs come up all the time on eBay UK. More often than
the actual data tapes do, it seems sometimes ;)
Ed.
15 Aug
15 Aug
1:22 a.m.
On 8/14/07, Zane H. Healy <healyzh at aracnet.com> wrote:
If buying a CleaningTape III on eBay, make sure its
still sealed.
Same advice applies to the data tapes too, obviously - otherwise who
knows what could have happened to them in their lifetime?
Do you really want to be buying cleaning tapes on
eBay?
What would be likely to be the difference between a "NOS, sealed"
CleaningTape III from an eBay vendor as opposed to a "NOS, sealed"
CleaningTape III from a retailer?
Ed.
14 Aug
14 Aug
9:18 a.m.
At 10:40 AM -0500 8/14/07, Tom Peters wrote:
I suspect that as a cleaning tape is a consumable item
and only
lasts for x (20?) cleaning cycles, you may just have to buy one.
Seems like they run about fiddy bucks here in the US. I have a
Maxell DLT Cleaning Tape III, which I use for my DLT IV drives.
We used the Fuji Cleaning Tape III's starting with DLT4000 (when we
switched to DLT) through the DLT8000 drives. They should only be
used 20 times.
Zane
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