The MDS-5 Professional Degausser is designed for today's wide variety of media formats and features simple operation and quality erasure - at an affordable price. The MDS-5 uses proven electro-magnetic coil system specially designed for quiet, reliable operation.

Erasing your tapes or reels is easy and it only takes a few seconds. You simply place your media in the "Erase Zone", rotate your media 3 full revolutions, flip the media over, rotate another 3 full revolutions and your done. This process takes less than 5 seconds and it's as clean as new. With the snap-in hub feature you may quickly erase up to 16 inch reels with ease.

The MDS-5 is recommended for data centers, schools, libraries, law enforcement offices, government agencies and corporate media centers. It will effectively erase tapes, cassettes, diskettes, cartridges and reels including: DLT, Super DLT 1 (MDS5 will NOT erase Super DLT 2) VHS, U-Matic, S-VHS, 3480's, 3490's, 8mm, DAT, Betacam SP, DVC Pro, MII, D1, D2, D3, D5 and many other formats. (MDS5 will not erase hard disk drives)

Features:

• Fast, safe, clean erasure.
• Silk screened instructions for simple operation.
• Conveniently operates from a 120 VAC outlet.
• Lightweight, compact design.
• Automatic thermal shut-off.
• Automatic cooling fan.
• Optional removable hub for erasing reels.

Specifications:

Power: 120V 60Hz, 10A. Circuit (15 A Minimum Branch Circuit Required). 230V 50 Hz, 10A Circuit. Protection: Fused Circuit. Automatic Thermal Shutdown. Controls: On/Off Automatic Timer Switch. High / Low field Strength Setting. Gauss Field Strength: High: 3700 Gauss Low: 2500 Gauss Indicators: Lighted On/Off Main Power Lamp Lighted Overheat Lamp Temperature Lamp Cooling: Automatic Fan System and Vented Enclosure Run Time: 10 Minutes (Cold Start) High Field Setting. Continuous Low Field Setting. Length: 17 inches Height: 6 inches Width: 13 inches Weight: 48 lbs. Warranty: One Year Options: Media Positioning Adapter