> On Jul 6, 2017, at 09:55, Al Kossow via cctalk <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On 7/6/17 9:47 AM, Mark J. Blair via cctalk wrote: >> Maybe I could make a machine to allow me to unspool a TK50 tape while wiping >> on cyclomethicone and then re-spool it, perhaps by hacking up a drive >> mechanism. >> > > It evaporates too quickly. > I have also seen it dissolve binder if you use too much.
Can the cyclomethicone be used to help address sticky shed on a tape? If it evaporates too quickly to apply it to an entire tape before reading, then perhaps by placing a wiper in the tape path to apply it during reading would work? -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <[email protected]> http://www.nf6x.net/
