[PLUG] Erasing tapes

Michael michael at jamhome.us
Mon Feb 22 17:56:57 UTC 2010




Sean Whitney wrote:
> I have a bunch of DLT tapes I want to
erase and give to freegeek.  I
> don't have a degausser, nor do I
really want to invest in one.

You could wrap an extension cord
around them and power up something you'd normally have powered up.  That
will create an electromagnetic field to foul them into unreadability. 


Off the top of his head Keith probably knows how much current
you'd have to run through how many loops of cord to do the job.  

It's easy to test if it works.

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