Degausser Comparion Chart
A guide to choosing your degausser/bulk tape eraser |
The following table can tell you at a glance which degausser is suitable for the media you wish to erase. Simply select a media type from the left hand column.
Degausser Type:
M = Manual Degaussers
C = Continuous
N/C = Non-Continuous
AUDIO VIDEO TAPES:
DATA TAPES AND DISCS:
| Degausser Model |
V92 |
V94 |
V91
HD/DLT |
V91 MAX |
SV
90 |
SV 91M |
V 870 |
SV 5000 |
V 100 |
V 880 |
V
890 |
V6000
HDD Max
|
V660 HDD Evo |
SDD Master |
| Degausser Type |
M |
M |
M |
M |
C |
M |
N/C |
N/C |
C |
N/C |
C |
C |
M |
C |
| Peak (max) Gauss |
Max Oe |
5100 |
1800 |
5100 |
7000 |
7000 |
5100 |
1800 |
5100 |
5100 |
5100 |
1800 |
6600 |
7000 |
22,000 |
101/2" Computer (IBM) Reels |
350 |
 |
 |
 |
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 |
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| 3 1/2" & 5 1/4" Diskettes |
350 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
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 |
 |
 |
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| Box of 10, 3 1/2" & 5 1/4" Diskettes |
350 |
 |
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 |
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| IBM 3480 & 3490, TK50 & 75 |
650 |
 |
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|
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| DC 300, 600 & 2000 |
350 |
 |
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 |
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|
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| 1", 1/2", 1/4" Tape on Reels up to 16" dia. |
450 |
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| DCRS |
1500 |
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| AIT |
1600 |
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 |
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|
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| DDS |
1500 |
 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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|
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| DLT 3/4 (DLT III, IV) |
1850 |
 |
|
 |
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 |
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 |
 |
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|
 |
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| TK85 & (DLT) |
850 |
 |
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 |
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|
 |
 |
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| S-DLT, S-DLT2 |
2600 |
 |
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 |
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 |
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| LTO1, 2 & 3, 9840 3590E (Redwood) * |
2400 |
 |
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 |
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|
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| Hard Drives 5 1/4 * |
5000 |
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 |
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4mm/8mm/
Exabyte/Travan |
1500 |
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* media cannot be reused once degaussed
Download degausser comparison chart as a PDF.
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