[QuadList] heads and wear

[C. Park Seward]

I saw a special "burnisher" tape used at the Ampex factory. After making the 1" heads, they were put in a scanner and this special, diamond impregnated tape was run through the machine to contour the heads.

Never saw a 2" cleaning tape. Maybe it was to burnish new heads.

Also, head wear was a big topic at the start of the 1" days. Some manufacturers had different thoughts about how abrasive to make the tape. I was told that Sony was a little more abrasive due to a request from NHK. They wanted to keep the heads from clogging so they wanted a little more friction. 

It is always a tricky balance to make the tape rough enough to keep the heads clean but not too rough to wear them out.

Best,
Park

C. Park Seward
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On Jan 21, 2010, at 4:52 PM, georgenann at aol.com wrote:

> I also remember there was a 2 inch "Cleaning Tape" made by Ampex.  It would also burnish the heads if needed.  It was green.  If anyone has one, save it, it is a relic.
> 

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