View Full Version : MQ tapes, dry or wet?
watson
12-13-2005, 02:03 PM
okay okay, dont yell at me. I know this has been answered a ton of times on here, but i searched and just couldnt find it. so real quick, are MQ tapes a dry or wet lub? Does this matter when buying a tape cleaner? Thanks.
SilverWolf
12-13-2005, 02:06 PM
They are dry lube. Try searching for tapes and you should get some good info on it.
Ernest_Acosta
12-13-2005, 02:33 PM
Watson, I'm not sure what model you have but on the original DVX, they provided a tape cleaner in the package. I've heard stories that on the 100A, they didn't include it but on the 100B it was tossed back in.
SilverWolf
12-13-2005, 02:43 PM
That is correct on the Original it came with a tape cleaner and on the A it comes with just a tape , but they put it back in for the B
OliverM
12-13-2005, 07:47 PM
You should never get your tapes wet! They're made of metal!! :)
And I use all different kinds of tape in my DVx all the time and haven't had any issues. Well, a few drops with really discrasefully cheap tapes and with tapes that had been used like ten times before...
So don't worry.
In general it's best to choose a tape kind/brand and stick to that.
And yes your cleaning tape should be the same lube as your tapes if you use that kind of tapes only.
Cheers