[QuadList] quad videotape stock question

[Dennis Degan]

		On Apr 10, 2013, at 7:51 AM, Jeff Booth wrote:

> At the BBC there was a rumour that someone used to slit 2" tape to use on his 1/4" machine.
> It ruined the heads due to the magnetic alignment of the tape.

		I say:

	Really?  That sounds like hogwash to me.  The particle orientation of the tape (which is what you have referred to as 'magnetic alignment') cannot ruin the heads. It does have a negative effect on performance, but this alone cannot damage heads.

			Dennis Degan, Video Editor-Consultant-Knowledge Bank
					NBC Today Show, New York


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