Jochen Kunz wrote: > Am 28.08.15 um 06:39 schrieb Mark J. Blair: > > I have very limited experience with this family of drives so far, but what > > little I have is not good. Pictures: > > > > https://twitter.com/nf6x/status/617511461452013568 > > > > https://twitter.com/nf6x/status/617519989721923584 > I had the exact same problem a few years ago. Tape sticks to head... > I wanted to use 9 track instead of TK50, but those tapes where > unreliable too. I finally gave up on tapes, any tape technology, as the > media has deteriorated into uselessness. > -- > > tschüß, > Jochen
Hmm... TK50 and 9 Track reels are pretty old, but I have good results with "newer" Quarter Inch drives (with 525MB and above) and the DLT IVs are working pretty good to. There is no 100% reliable technology.. Regards, Holm -- Technik Service u. Handel Tiffe, www.tsht.de, Holm Tiffe, Freiberger Straße 42, 09600 Oberschöna, USt-Id: DE253710583 www.tsht.de, i...@tsht.de, Fax +49 3731 74200, Mobil: 0172 8790 741