[QuadList] Video Tape Baking

[C. Park Seward]

I have heard of someone putting a small audio recorder (Revox) into a freezer and playing tapes. He said it actually worked.

My oven has a dehydrate setting. It holds 130° perfectly and has a convection mode that circulates the air within the chamber. It is large enough for several Quad tapes.

Some have mentioned a food dehydrator. Fine for 1/4" but too small for Quad. Runs at 133°.

http://www.amazon.com/Ronco-Dehydrator-Yogurt-Maker-Machine/dp/B000059L4A

Others have used expensive scientific ovens. Overkill, IMHO.

I did make a unit with a lightbulb but found it difficult to get the exact temperature and even heat distribution.

Best,
Park

C. Park Seward
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On Feb 1, 2010, at 6:55 AM, John Walko wrote:

>  As a side note…there is another thread going on another list server that is discussing freezing magnetic media.  I’ve not read these too closely, but from what I understand, magnetic media should never, ever be frozen.  I think the IPI may have even done a study about this and found that tapes that were frozen couldn’t be recovered…I’ll have to see if I can find that article (I may be remembering this wrong…).
>  
> Regarding ovens…I’ve heard of people home building solutions using Coleman coolers, a 100 watt light bulb and a thermostat.  The person who built this told me he is able to maintain a steady temperature within 3 degrees.  Any industrial oven capable of holding a steady, low temperature would work…but, it must be capable of relatively low temperatures…in the 115-130 degree range…standard ovens, as previously mentioned, won’t work.

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