[ARSCLIST] Library Wind tape modes and long-term tape storage

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Subject: [ARSCLIST] Library Wind tape modes and long-term tape storage
From: "Richard L. Hess" <arclists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:28:46 -0500
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Are any of you aware of any research been undertaken about proper winding profiles that optimize the long-term storage of magnetic tapes?

I have written about why I'm questioning this here
http://richardhess.com/notes/2008/02/15/winding-tapes-for-long-term-storage/

The short summary is that constant tension wind may exacerbate spoking and interlayer slip of tape. There's some pretty deep math in the Bhushan book cited in the blog entry.

Any comments or experiences would be appreciated.

Cheers,

Richard

Richard L. Hess email: richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Aurora, Ontario, Canada (905) 713 6733 1-877-TAPE-FIX Detailed contact information: http://www.richardhess.com/tape/contact.htm Quality tape transfers -- even from hard-to-play tapes.

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