RE: Cleaning cartridges for older 8mm tape drives

[Sannan Solberg <SSolberg@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

We have an some 8mm AI drives that do the "flashing" when ready for cleaning
and we have been using a EXATAPE Cleaning tape with success for some years.
Not sure where we get them (just about 5 months ago we got another box) but
I could find out.  I'd send you one of the tapes if it would help!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: bclark@ussafety.com [SMTP:bclark@ussafety.com]
> Sent: Thursday, March 04, 1999 3:51 PM
> To:   Midrange-L
> Subject:      Cleaning cartridges for older 8mm tape drives
> 
> We have a Fathom Technologies DC20-H tape drive that we use for nightly
> backups.  Some time ago we re-ordered cleaning cartridges for the
> drive.  We were told that the Sony QG6-CL cleaning cartridges were no
> longer being made.  We ordered the replacement cartridges only to
> discover that these cartridges do not re-set whatever counter causes the
> tape drive to warn us when it is time to clean the drive.
> 
> My question is this:  Does anybody know of an 8mm cleaning cartridge
> that will work 100% with the older Exabyte 8mm tape drives.  The
> flashing lights on our drive are more than a little annoying.
> 
> Thanks in advance. << File: Card for Bob Clark >> 
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