[Discuss] Disk/Tape Eraser

[scottmarydavidsam at gmail.com]

I've got one of the Radio Shack bulk erasers that Shirley mentioned. The
problem is that unless you reconnect the disk to verify that it's wiped,
you never really know. Last batch, I just took a hammer to them. Never say
never, but it'll be pretty hard for someone to read a disk with a 1/2 in.
deflection in it.
Call me the paranoid and cynical one,
Scott


On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 6:34 AM, Shirley Márquez Dúlcey <mark at buttery.org>wrote:

> On 6/12/2012 6:19 AM, Chris O'Connell wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Can anyone recommend a piece of hardware used to erase hard
>> disks/tapes/floppies?  I've done some googling, looked on Amazon and
>> NewEgg, but can't seem to find anything that fits the bill.
>>
>
> Radio Shack used to sell bulk tape erasers. They're no longer available
> from their web site; no telling whether stores might still have some old
> stray stock. The most recent version was stock number 44-233A; there were
> also earlier versions. The main addition to the latest version seems to be
> automatic thermal cutoff. These things get quite hot; they're basically big
> AC-powered electromagnets.
>
> A web search found recommendations for two other models: the Geneva PF-215
> (handheld) and the Geneva PF-250 (tabletop). The latter is quite expensive
> unless you find an eBay deal.
>
>
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