On 7/20/19 10:18 AM, Mark J. Blair via cctalk wrote: > >> On Jul 20, 2019, at 9:38 AM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> >> wrote: >> >> your cleaning machine > > I do not have a cleaning machine. Do you suppose a cyclomethicone applicator > fabricobbled into the tape path of a tape drive might work? > > I haven't encountered these sorts of issues in 9-track tapes yet, but I've > certainly been frustrated with binder bleed and/or sticky shed when I tried > to mess with a TK50 drive.
I don't think that would be a problem. The stuff is inert and somewhat volatile (somewhere around the volatility of water), so it will evaporate eventually. It leaves no residue. Just don't spill it on the floor or you'll have your own private slip'n'slide right there in your shop. I've even used the stuff to recover data from those dreadful 5.25" Wabash floppies. --Chuck
