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Weircliffe International Ltd--- 2007

1964 - 2007 A SNAP SHOT

July 1 2006
Saw the introduction of the RoHS directive in which the content of several chemicals was restricted from use in new electrical equipment, this included Chromium 6 [Cr6] used within the steel industry.
Steel laminations forming the core of a degausser must therefore comply.
The Manufacturer of the final product being responsible for testing incoming material per batch, for compliance.
Sadly no method has been found which could assure compliance, without significant cost penalties.

September 2006
CESG issued an amendment [version 1] to HMG INFOSEC STANDARD 5 cancelling those previous.
Weircliffe - will not participate in CESG evaluations, for existing product.

March 2007
THE SERVICE CONTINUES FOR DATA ERASURE / DESTRUCTION HERE IN EXETER BOTH TAPE AND HARD DRIVE INCLUDING DISPOSAL IF REQUIRED
Degausser production which commenced in October 1963 has now completely ceased.
Over the years Amos of Exeter / Weircliffe International Ltd produced
Models 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 60, 80, 90, 951
With new media formats catered for with BTE 1524,1900 1905 1910 1915 1920, 1925 100, 101, 120, 200, 220, 210, 215, 300, 301, 303, 400, 406 and 500, any of which may still be found operating around the world

Technical support and documentation including Spare parts if available will continue.

About Degaussing - details the fundamental principals of the process with some historic background

The tabs to the left of this text will be updated as part of further revisions to this site.

Please Contact sales@weircliffe.com with any queries always giving unit serial number for support.

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Purchasing

Price Lists

Pricing of Weircliffe Hand Held Degaussing units will be published here soon please contact us by email - sales@weircliffe.com - during the website update period All pricing excludes VAT [sales tax].

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Distribution

Worldwide Distribution Info.

You may care to contact us direct at - sales@weircliffe.com - for direct door to door delivery of Weircliffe Hand Held Units.

Last Update: September 8, 2006, 11:28 am
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About Degaussing

We specialise in magnetic media data destruction, the process that is called correctly degaussing, yet also known as bulk wiping, erasing, and even zapping.

The pdf file provides some detailed information on the historic background to this process with diagrams that may help with understanding the basic rules to select equipment and succeed with the task.

Our aim is to assist you identify your needs, this may require more detail on media terminology, this can be found by reference to our “Quick Guide” which together with the detail here will assist you select the appropriate Weircliffe unit .

Last Update: February 7, 2006, 1:57 pm
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Quick Media Guide

QUICK GUIDE

 SCROLL DOWN FOR YOUR MEDIA FORMAT

 ( Click on Product numbers for Datasheet in PDF format)

DEGAUSSER SELECTION -  the Weircliffe Guide Media selection present and future will be easier by reference to this guide. We are aware that the same media differs by name between manufactures and across country boundaries, we believe the pictures ease this confusion

We have separated the images so that you may more easily recognise your particular style of media & show to the right Weircliffe product options, click type number for data sheet. Sections depict media for DATA / I.T., Image , & Audio applications

Plus a link to the security product compliant to SEAP 8500 Type 2 Higher, Infosec Standard 5 PRODUCT

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Health And Safety

European directive 2004/40/EC - Article 16(1) of directive 89/391/EEC, expected to be implemented in UK legislation by 2008 reduces the occupational level to 500 microtesla.

• Based on the above, we offer a range of steel shielded products that have low external radiation.

Due to the complexity of the measurement techniques, Weircliffe commissioned an independent research and consultancy organisation specialising in the interaction of electromagnetic fields of all frequencies with people.

The pdf details the Shielded BTE220M with the similar performance unshielded BTE29aT with SAFE DISTANCES for the proposed legislation PUBLIC 100 uT and OCCUPATIONAL 500 uT levels

Last Update: February 7, 2006, 1:55 pm
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Shielded Degaussers include the SEAP 8500:

• BTE 220M
• BTE 120 All Versions
• BTE 200 All Versions
• BTE 220
• BTE 210SP
• BTE 215SP
• BTE100SP
• BTE101SP
• BTE 300 All Versions
• BTE 400 All Versions
• BTE 500 All Versions

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Data Sheets

Technical Data Sheets

The following sheets have the technical information for each product saved as 'pdf ' files for immediate download. (Correct at date of issue.)

BTE 1 Last Update: February 7, 2006, 1:55 pm Size: 61 KB	BTE 120M Last Update: September 8, 2006, 11:12 am Size: 3 KB
BTE 16aM Last Update: September 8, 2006, 11:14 am Size: 3 KB	BTE 16aT Last Update: February 7, 2006, 1:55 pm Size: 81 KB
BTE 1T Last Update: February 7, 2006, 1:55 pm Size: 61 KB	BTE 200 Last Update: February 7, 2006, 1:56 pm Size: 90 KB
BTE 2 Last Update: February 7, 2006, 1:55 pm Size: 188 KB	BTE 215 Last Update: February 7, 2006, 1:56 pm Size: 92 KB
BTE 220 Last Update: February 7, 2006, 1:56 pm Size: 79 KB	BTE 220M Last Update: September 8, 2006, 11:16 am Size: 3 KB
BTE 27 Last Update: February 7, 2006, 1:56 pm Size: 62 KB	BTE 29aM Last Update: September 8, 2006, 11:15 am Size: 3 KB
BTE 28 Last Update: February 7, 2006, 1:56 pm Size: 75 KB	BTE 29aT Last Update: February 7, 2006, 1:56 pm Size: 91 KB
BTE 300_Weircliffe Last Update: February 7, 2006, 1:56 pm Size: 78 KB	BTE 500_Weircliffe Last Update: February 7, 2006, 1:56 pm Size: 78 KB
GB_BTE 120M Last Update: February 7, 2006, 1:55 pm Size: 196 KB	GB_BTE 16aM Last Update: February 7, 2006, 1:55 pm Size: 81 KB
GB_BTE 29aM Last Update: February 7, 2006, 1:56 pm Size: 87 KB	GB_BTE 220M Last Update: February 7, 2006, 1:56 pm Size: 81 KB

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Company

Welcome

Thank you for spending a moment to read about Weircliffe in 2006 keeping in touch with our many customers has always been important to us, the notes below detail the reason for the end of our main product line.

Within the ROHS directive the legal responsibility on the Manufacturer not the Supplier to trace the restricted elements, includes Chromium VI (Cr6) an element used in electrical steel [laminations] see ref below,

http://www.speclab.com/elements/chromium.htm

Tracing (Cr6) is more onerous than detecting lead (Pb), the common element referred to in ROHS documents, as using XRF inspection rejects all Chrome, forcing a further chemical analysis process of detection to separate just (Cr6). The choice of compliance to the law with its added cost or risk “getting caught” when ignorance is not a defence, sadly marks the end of the operation that shipped the first units in 1964

Please feel free to contact us with any comments or queries you may have.

Our predecessors, "Amos of Exeter Ltd", pioneered in the 1960's the production of bulk magnetic tape erasers. The first patents being granted in 1964, they named the enterprise "Weircliffe" after the site where it was established on the outskirts of the historic city of Exeter, 46 miles from Plymouth in Devon, England.

We have one of the original first batch a still functional Model 6, and Model 8 serial 025, these units often show on Ebay [most with incorrect performance claims], BTE being added later for Bulk Tape Eraser, to better descibe thier equipment.

By the late 1980’s the need for higher magnetic power for the then "new" metal tape and the concerns raised with electomagnetic fields resulted in the design of the originals replacements the "steel shielded" compact units and so responded successfully to the challenge of degaussing this new media like digital cassettes, mirror duplication masters, high capacity computer tape streamers and changing formats in the instrumentation field

With the requirement for Hard Drive data destruction we confirmed our abilities using atomic tunneling magnetic force microscopy.

Respect for contemporary and evolving standards of personal safety, environmental protection and performance are design criteria at Weircliffe. To ensure that our goals are correct our product is third party tested by a UKAS approved facility against Internationally recognised standards for Electrical Safety (EN60950), Full CE compliance for areas with such requirements is assured.