On 07/02/2017 11:34 AM, Warner Losh via cctalk wrote: > What's the theory behind baking floppies? For tapes it makes sense to > help with self-adhesion, but what's the benefit to single surfaced > media that doesn't overlap?
I'll add one more type of failure to the list--where the binder bleeds *through* the oxide to the front surface. No amount of baking fixes that and neither does running said tapes through a cleaning machine (the type with a carbide scraper). The tape sticks to rollers, guides and heads like it was glued there. I've been able to get past this by coating the entire tape length with a thin layer of cyclomethicone using a felt wiper installed in my cleaning machine. It's not permanent as the cyclomethicone evaporates, but you can get a couple of good passes before having to do the lube again. The 1970s Scotch brand tapes seem to be subject to this. --Chuck
