Wolfgang Weisselberg enscribed thusly:
> Hi!
> Trying to kill the keyboard, [EMAIL PROTECTED] produced:
> > A QIC (Quarter Inch Cartridge) tape is a whole different game,
> > though. The 3M cleaning kits are wonderful for them and quite necessary
> > if you get a tape head plug up (dirty or old cartridges - quite common).
> Always look what your technical manual says. Mine (Ditto 3200
This is always good advice, of course...
> --- a QIC tape drive) told me to use Isopropanol (an alcohol
> which won't damage the plastic) and cotton swabs. It also
> told me to clean the heads *only* in an up'n'down motion (i.e.
> perpendicular to the tape motion) --- doing it otherwise could
> damage the head, they stated.
Mine are actually "Archive" drives and I don't have that limitation
(at least it's not in the manuals...).
> So check the manual.
Agreed... :-) Not all tape drives are made the same (which was
really my point to begin with).
> -Wolfgang
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