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October 23rd 04, 08:49 AM
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DLT cleaning card compatibility
Could I hurt a DLT1 drive if I use a Cleaning Tape III on it?
Anyone know specifically how a DLT Cleaning Tape III is different from a DLT VS Cleaning cart or a SDLT one? 
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October 23rd 04, 08:50 AM
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Sorry. Meant cart as in cartridge.
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October 27th 04, 11:11 PM
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Yes.
The 3 families need different tape material. They have very different heads (DLT: Ferrite inductive, VS: Thin film MR, SDLT: Thin film MRC with servo) and the drive won't accept the wrong tape type. Unless you use a combination that the firmware engineers didn't expect. For example it was possible to brick a SDLT220 with a Cleaning Tape III with certain old firmware versions. Ralf-Peter
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October 28th 04, 07:23 AM
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On 27 Oct 2004 15:11:30 -0700, "RPR" wrote:
Yes. The 3 families need different tape material. They have very different heads (DLT: Ferrite inductive, VS: Thin film MR, SDLT: Thin film MRC with servo) and the drive won't accept the wrong tape type. Unless you use a combination that the firmware engineers didn't expect. For example it was possible to brick a SDLT220 with a Cleaning Tape III with certain old firmware versions. Ralf-Peter Thanks. That's what I feared. I guess I should trust what the manufacturer's say more.
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