Re: DEC Tape TU56 head pictures

[Paul Koning via cctalk]

> On Feb 9, 2022, at 11:11 AM, Mike Katz via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> 
> wrote:
> 
> I am in the process or restoring a TU56 so it's in pieces.  Pictures of the 
> head were requested so here they are.
> 
> These were taken with my phone so the quality is only mediocre.
> 
> This, like the rest of the drive, is in the process of being restored.
> 
> I'm still not sure how to clean the front of the head where the tape touches 
> the head.  Any ideas?

We always used isopropyl alcohol (91% or better).

        paul