Specifications Sought for 7-Track Tape Heads

From: Doc <doc_at_mdrconsult.com>
Date: Fri Apr 19 11:15:31 2002

On Fri, 19 Apr 2002, Douglas H. Quebbeman wrote:

> Has anyone here have any experience with disassembling a
> tape head and re-assembling it? I have in mind delaminating
> a 9-track head stack and rebuilding it as a 7-track.

  Having never seen a 9-track or a 7-track head, I'd still bet you're
farther ahead starting from scratch. With any laminated product, de-
and re-lamination will require repolishing of the working surfaces.
Better off to do it with new materials, so you have extra material to
cut, and you don't have to clean or machine the binding agent from the
layers before you can reglue.


        Doc
Received on Fri Apr 19 2002 - 11:15:31 BST