631 is still good tape. I don't think anyone has reported problems with it.
Definitely okay as leader for that purpose.
dl
Peoples, Curtis wrote:
> We want to use it for head and tail leader only, not as separators.
>
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> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Ampex 631
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> Head and tail leader, or within the reel as separators? If that's the
> purpose,
> it may not be visible in the pack, even with black oxide tape and
> definitely
> not with brown oxide (499 etc).
>
> CBC Edmonton never had leader tape around the place so the news and
> current
> affairs department would just take 176 and splice it in BACKWARDS (oxide
> out).
> Worked fine as leader, then somebody'd re-use the tape and wonder why
> there
> were blank sections in the recording. And CBC Vancouver was using green
> leader,
> which also wasn't visible in the pack.
>
> dl
>
> Peoples, Curtis wrote:
>>
>>
>> I have a couple of cases of Ampex 631 pro audio tape that is not going
>> to be used for recording purposes. Is there any reason why I cannot
> use
>> it as leader tape? So far, I have not found 631 on any lists of tapes
>> with problems, such as sticky shed.
>>
>>
>>
>> Curtis Peoples
>>
>> Archivist
>>
>> PO Box 41041
>> Texas Tech University
>> Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
>> Lubbock, Texas 79409-1041
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>> Phone: 806-742-3749 ext 265
>> Fax: 806-742-0496
>> www.swco.ttu.edu
>>
>>
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