Re: [ARSCLIST] Scotch 141

["Richard L. Hess" <arclists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I wrote Del about this and he stands by what's written on the Web 
site. Here is what he said:

> I'm home again and was finally able to check my old literature.
>
> #140 was 1 1/2 mil acetate and 141 was 1 1/2 mil polyester 
> base.  This is what I wrote up on the chart back when it was put 
> together in 1995 or so.  I can't explain the box Mr. Bal has unless 
> it was an early product we made at one of our European plants.  Is 
> there a manufacturing site or country on the box?  It could have 
> been made in Italy or Wales.
>
> To make matters more difficult, we never published tech data sheets 
> on the 140 series as it was sold into non-professional markets and 
> didn't require data sheets.  Thus I have to trust my memory when I 
> put the chart together in the mid 90's.

Can others confirm this?

Thanks!

Richard

At 02:03 PM 2006-10-19, Marcos Sueiro Bal wrote:
> I notice that in Delos Eiler's list on the AES web site, Scotch 141 is
> listed as "polyester", but the 141 box I have right in front of me says
> acetate. Is this a typo? The tape inside the box sure looks like acetate.
>
> Thanks
>
> Marcos Sueiro Bal

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