Bob - that is something else we do - 1x per week I run a cleaning cartridge
though the system. Takes < 1 minute.

John - I have about 8 used cleaning cartridges - given to me by the shop
that went under months ago - if you'd like me to drop 4 in the mail let me
know.

Bill


> DDS2 drives do a fine job if you run the (HP or 3m brand) cleaning
> cart before each use and use HP or 3m media. I can't speak
> for other media but some folks that make fantastic televisions
> and photographic film make lousy magnetic media.
>
>                   Bob J. -- Ideal Computer Services
>                   http://www.icsgroup.net
>
>
> "William L. Brandt" wrote:
> >
> > My little shop is the exact opposite of most of the list members. We
have 3
> > people accessing our 917 - and the tape unit gets a daily 45 minute work
out
> > for the full backup.
> >
> > Our original DDS 1 lasted years and HP replaced it with a DDS-2 over a
year
> > ago. It has been running fine.
> >
> > I would suspect that the amount of time it runs daily has a huge
> > determination on the life - if it stays hot for a long time, well, the
life
> > will go down tremendously.
> >
> > Bill Brandt
> > Sacramento CA
>

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