OK, I'm using two different DLT drives to do backup. One uses the newer VS80 standard. If I put in a tape that was once formatted using the older standard into the VS80 drive, it won't recognize it - even if I reformat it. I've heard if I actually degauss the tape, that I could then format to the VS80 standard. Plus, for security reasons, if a tape goes bad, it'd be nice to truly wipe the thing before getting rid of it.


So, I'm wondering if anyone uses any tape degaussers, and where I might find a good one.

Thanks.