same as sticky shed syndrome? On Fri, Jul 19, 2019 at 10:22 PM Chuck Guzis via cctalk < [email protected]> wrote:
> This is in reference to my earlier post about Scotch 777 half-inch > open-reel tapes. I'd reported that I encountered a tape that displayed > binder bleed, such that the tape would stick to the heads and guides. > > This was a tape that had been both baked and cleaned. > > Coating the tape with a film of cyclomethicone allowed it to be > successfully read. > > In the latest batch of tapes, I found another one--it behaves identically. > > These appear to be only the blue foil-labeled 777s; the yellow paper > labeled ones are fine. > > I estimate the manufacture date to be about 1969-70. > > FWIW, > Chuck >
