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Re: [ARSCLIST] BASF LH 60
At 06:42 AM 2008-10-06, Mike Hirst wrote:
I am currently working through a batch of BASF LH SM C60 cassettes
with which I have found a reccuring problem. From a batch of 90
cassettes I have found half a dozen which have come loose from one
or both spools. In every instance the small cleat which anchors the
tape to the spools inside the shell has broken. The tape is left
free and rather than transferring to the take up spool cascades into
the playback mechanism.
The first time this happened a short section of recorded tape was
damaged and it also left me with a tape deck that needs stripping
down and resetting. I'm now checking each tape before playback. This
is considerably affecting my workflow and has left me deeply
suspicious of BASF cassettes. I wondered if anyone else had had
similar problems with BASF or other cassettes.
Mike,
My first approach with problem cassettes is to re-shell it. I have
managed to collect about 2500 C-0 cassettes which should last me
until the end of my work as I find only about 3-5% of the cassettes I
transfer need re-shelling. I haven't had a batch which required 10%
as it seems yours does.
I did develop a stand-alone re-shelling process which I find fast and
it generally solves all of the problems, depending on where you cut and splice.
I've written it up on my blog, here:
http://richardhess.com/notes/2006/03/06/loading-c-0-cassettes/
Enjoy!
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.