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Re: [ARSCLIST] If I knew you were coming I'd've baked a tape...
Thanx Duane, I only use the best pure Isopropyl for my purposes, and it works.
Cheers
Marie
"H. Duane Goldman" wrote:
> Hi Marie,
>
> I think you will find the use of very pure normal propyl alcohol [aka
> 1-propanol] to be better in this application.
>
> Regards,
>
> Duane Goldman
>
> At 01:35 PM 1/10/2005 -0500, you wrote:
> >Hi, Marie,
> >
> >Please tell more! You did this and the Dragon didn't bite your head off or
> >breathe fire or whatever Dragons do when they get upset? How do you keep it
> >out of the mechanism?
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
> >Richard
> >
> >At 11:53 AM 1/10/2005 -0600, you wrote:
> >>Hi Richard
> >>
> >>I have had some success using ISO on cassette tape, I call it the
> >>"eye-dropper
> >>technique"! Has worked each time for me when I had needed to use
> >>it. This is a
> >>very crude version of my intravenous drip bag!
> >>
> >>Cheers
> >>
> >>Marie O'Connell
> >>Sound Archivist
> >>Mississippi Department Of Archives & History
> >>200 North Street
> >>Jackson, MS, 39201
> >>Ph: 601-576-6909
> >>
> >>"Richard L. Hess" wrote:
> >>
> >> > At 12:15 AM 1/9/2005 -0500, Steven C. Barr wrote:
> >> > >----- Original Message -----
> >> > >From: "Richard L. Hess" <ArcLists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> > > > 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,
> >> >
> >> > There are several approaches, but http://www.lastfactory.com/ makes
> >> > commercially available tape head and tape lubricants that I use for the
> >> > purpose. In many LoL situations they need to be applied frequently. I'm
> >> > also using some experimental fluids that are more successful and
> >> > experimenting with other alternatives.
> >> >
> >> > Reel tapes with LoL are sometimes playable with an Isopropyl "Drip" which
> >> > Marie O'Connell had great success with in New Zealand and now in
> >> > Mississippi. I think this has been discussed here at length. I haven't
> >> used
> >> > Isopropyl on cassettes yet because I haven't figured a way to do it
> >> without
> >> > annoying a Dragon and you know how ornery an annoyed Dragon can be!
> >> >
> >> > Cheers,
> >> >
> >> > Richard
>
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