[QuadList] Tape baking

[Don Norwood]

Hi Glenn:

None of the "old red stuff" that we have run has been a problem, in fact, it generally runs very well.  I believe the oldest reel has been from 1960.  There is typically some red "dust" when cleaning the tape path after a reel, but it does not seem to cause clogs.  In any case, there's never been any "sticky shed" that I have been aware of in those tape formulations, so no need to consider baking.

Don Norwood
Digitrak Communications, Inc.
www.digitrakcom.com


----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Glenn Gundlach 
  To: quadlist at quadvideotapegroup.com 
  Sent: Friday, April 25, 2014 3:03 PM
  Subject: [QuadList] Tape baking






------------------------------------------------------------------------------


  We've had great success with baking polyester based quad (and audio) tapes both at ADS and CBS. We're wondering about the 'old red stuff' which might be acetate. I've heard some say 'don't bake it' but no one gives a reason why. One of the websites says acetate tends to dry out and get brittle so I imagine heating it up will just make it worse. We have not damaged anybody's tape yet and want to keep it that way.


  Does anybody have success or horror stories concerning acetate tape?


  Glenn Gundlach ( G² )
  CBS video tape maintenance, Television City



------------------------------------------------------------------------------


  ______________________________________________
  Please trim posts to relevant info when replying.

  Change subject to reflect thread direction. Thanks.
  _______________________________________________

  Send QuadList list posts to QuadList at quadvideotapegroup.com
  Your subscribe, unsubscribe and digest options are here:
  http://mail.quadvideotapegroup.com/mailman/listinfo/quadlist_quadvideotapegroup.com
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://quadvideotapegroup.com/pipermail/quadlist_quadvideotapegroup.com/attachments/20140425/257c82a1/attachment-0005.html>