Re: DEC Tape TU56 head pictures

2022-02-09 Thread Mike Katz via cctalk
Thank you. On 2/9/2022 3:46 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: On 2/9/22 12:44, Gavin Scott via cctalk wrote: On Wed, Feb 9, 2022 at 10:11 AM Mike Katz via cctalk wrote: I'm still not sure how to clean the front of the head where the tape touches the head. Any ideas? Back in the day there

Re: DEC Tape TU56 head pictures

2022-02-09 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 2/9/22 12:44, Gavin Scott via cctalk wrote: > On Wed, Feb 9, 2022 at 10:11 AM Mike Katz via cctalk > wrote: >> I'm still not sure how to clean the front of the head where the tape >> touches the head. Any ideas? > > Back in the day there was "Tape Head Cleaner" Which was a little tin > of

Re: DEC Tape TU56 head pictures

2022-02-09 Thread Gavin Scott via cctalk
On Wed, Feb 9, 2022 at 10:11 AM Mike Katz via cctalk wrote: > I'm still not sure how to clean the front of the head where the tape > touches the head. Any ideas? Back in the day there was "Tape Head Cleaner" Which was a little tin of trichlorotrifluoroethane (a.k.a. Freon 113) where you screwed

Re: DEC Tape TU56 head pictures

2022-02-09 Thread Mike Katz via cctalk
What about corrosion or calcification or whatever that crusty stuff is on the heads. I used 3M Scotchbrite to clean the sides. On 2/9/2022 11:23 AM, Paul Koning wrote: On Feb 9, 2022, at 11:11 AM, Mike Katz via cctalk wrote: I am in the process or restoring a TU56 so it's in pieces.

Re: DEC Tape TU56 head pictures

2022-02-09 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Feb 9, 2022, at 11:11 AM, Mike Katz via cctalk > 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

DEC Tape TU56 head pictures

2022-02-09 Thread Mike Katz via cctalk
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