Bad Tapes. 1 bit of info...

From: Al Kossow <aek_at_spies.com>
Date: Mon Apr 26 14:41:13 2004

There was a report on a NYC audiotape archive just now.
Mentioned was a common problem of tape flaking and one
last ditch solution was to bake the tape in a convection oven
for 24 hours, presumably to re-seat the oxide into the plastic.

Sounds like the temperature has to be exactly right.

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Google "Sticky Shed Syndrome"

Common problem with hydroscopic decomposition of the tape binder.
A temporary solution is to dry the tape out by baking.
Received on Mon Apr 26 2004 - 14:41:13 BST