[QuadList] What's the hottest ambient temp in which you've run a Quad deck?

[Ted Langdell]

Hi, Klara

Hope your problems have settled out and you're able to transfer  
without problems.  I guess your demo guests got a little more  
explanation than you'd planned.

Looking forward to seeing you at AMIA in November.

Ted


On Jun 29, 2009, at 7:39 AM, Klara Foeller wrote:

> I had problems at temps around 80 degrees with humidity at about  
> 60%.  (We've been having HVAC issues.)  It seemed less a problem  
> with the VT1200 and more a problem with the videotape.   
> Unfortunately, our storage area also had excessive humidity.
>
> My usual "sticky" to normal tape ratio is about 1 in 15.  My  
> engineer and I tried to run tape only once under the described  
> conditions and the failure rate was 6 out of 7 tapes.  I was giving  
> a demonstration of the equipment that day and had to proceed; that  
> even one of the tapes played was a bit of a miracle.
>
> We've since stabilized our environment and I'm hoping there is no  
> lasting ill effects to the tape.  But, based on my experience,  
> humidity is more of a problem than heat; and the tape is more  
> problematic than the machine.
>
> Klara Foeller, Curator
> Moving Image & Sound Collections
> Missouri History Museum
> 314 746-4513


Ted Langdell
Secretary
Skype: 	TedLangdell
e-mail:	ted at quadvideotapegroup.com

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