Re: [ARSCLIST] If I knew you were coming I'd've baked a tape...

["Steven C. Barr" <stevenc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: "Richard L. Hess" <ArcLists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Yes, this is a good article,  but the Ampex patent on this (US 5,236,790
> 1993 08 17) specifies 50-54C or about 122-130F, much lower than the
> temperatures mentioned in the email, below.
> I would also caution that this writer's experience with cassette tapes and
> baking is that most squealing cassette tapes appear to be suffering from
> loss-of-lubricant (LoL) rather than the more common Sticky Shed Syndrome
> (SSS) that afflicts reel tapes.
> While LoL can affect reel tapes (I've seen it in Sony tape from the
1970s),
> SSS is more common. I have not actually seen a proven case of SSS in
> cassettes, while I have seen several instances of LoL. In fact, I just did
> an Ampex air-check cassette from the early 80s for a client that was LoL.
I
> was pretty sure, being Ampex, it would be SSS, but I was disappointed.
Quick question...how does one lubricate a noisy cassette? I suspect that
neither 3-In-1 or WD-40 would be advisable...
Steven C. Barr