Re: [ARSCLIST] Paper leader tape

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From: Ed Falk <falk@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 09:46:33 -0800
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John Bondurant wrote:

Does anyone know of a reliable vendor for 1/4" paper leader tape? I have had two vendors tell me they are out of stock and it looks like (in their opinion) that this product has become obsolete.

IMHO, "reliable" and "paper leader tape" don't go in the same sentence. I've had nothing but misery with old tapes that were spliced with paper leader tape. Something in the paper reacts with the splicing tape and the glue fails in about 20 years. I have not had this problem with plastic leader tape.

In other words, yes, the product is obsolete.

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