Bake a Tape
| Older reel-to-reel tapes can become gummy and stick to the tape heads and fixed guides of the tape transport, squealing, jerking, and, in extreme cases, slowing down or stopping the tape transport. | |
| The good news is that the "sticky shed
syndrome" resulting from water absorption by the short urethane molecule chains is
almost always
fixable. The process for repair is commonly know as "baking a tape".
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Complete instructions on curing sticky tape
problems can be obtained by reading the article by Mike Rivers, How To Bake A Tape
http:--www.josephson.com-bake_tape.html Just goes to show you can find ANYTHING on the web. |
| This really works => |
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