> Thanks Rick, I'm not sure what they use to clean the tape drive, but my
> guess is the HP tape head cleaning fluid (alcohol?).
>

Good point. Alcohol (possibly marked as IPA on the bottle) should
never be used on rubber or plastic parts. Doing so will greatly
accelerate the deterioration process. Only 91% isopropyl alcohol
should be used on the heads which are metal and ceramic.



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