[QuadList] Scotch 400

[C. Park Seward]

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On Aug 30, 2012, at 4:41 PM, Shai Drori <srdbx at netvision.net.il> wrote:

> 
> Hi All
> I am digitizing an archive now that has among other media 28 reels of scotch 400. When I checked them visually for sap or SSS or other problems they actually looked fine. Could use a cleaning before playing but they actually looked good. Is that possible? I was always under the impression that all these are disasters.
> With this in mind I would like to know what you think about the follow work flow for preparing them for transfer.
> 1. clean and vacuum off dust.
> 2. remove flanges and clean them.
> 3. remove foam from top flange, even if it's in good shape and clean flange from residue.
> 4. screw flanges back into place.
> 5. run tapes forward and back while cleaning tape surface from dirt and loose particles.
> 
> In this batch there are also 3 tapes in bad condition with heavy deposit of fungus and mold on tape where the windows are. How should I go about getting these clean?
> 
> And last, there are two memorex tapes, when labeled Chroma 90. What do we know about them? Any thing to look out for?
> Cheers
> Shai
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