The food dehydrator solves this problem and many local hardware stores
have them.

Our beloved "standard" FD-50 is discontinued, but the FD-60/61 are
compatible with the same trays and I do have a 61 which my wife found
for me at the local Home Hardware when I needed a "mold baker" to keep
out of the main production run.

The FD-1010 is needed for over 12.5" reels but will not hold 14-inch
reels, but will hold the pancakes.

www.nesco.com/products/Dehydrators/Dehydrators/

And for the trays

http://www.nesco.com/products/Dehydrators/Add-a-Trays/

The beauty of these is the circulating air goes OUT and takes the
moisture and who knows what else with it.

I would prefer NOT to use a radiant heat source with no air movement.
Some people have luck with hair dryers, but the Nesco units have
thermostats, but please do check your unit with a thermocouple placed
inside as you first commission it. Many inexpensive Digital Thermometers
come with a remote temperature probe. Typically marketed as
Indoor/Outdoor. Also some digital multimeters used to come with a
thermocouple and I have a few, but the Radio Shack thermometers seem
more accurate. I would check the outdoor probe against a few liquid
thermometers to be certain.

Cheers,

Richard


On 2012-08-19 3:19 PM, James Roth wrote:
> Thanks, Don,
>
> One more question, please.
>
> Should it be indirect heat and how far from the filament (heat source) should the tape be?
> What about the plastic reels? These are 7-inch reels holding Ampex 407 tape.
>
> Maybe I should try baking an empty reel at 130 degrees Fahrenheit before I try to bake the tapes in the reels.
>
> Regards,
> Ben
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Donald Tait
> Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2012 3:17 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] AMPEX 407 TAPE
>
> Hi Ben,
>
> "SSS" is an abbreviation for "sticky shed syndrome." The mess that occurs when tape material is shed during play and gums up the machine.
>
> Don Tait
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Roth <[log in to unmask]>
> To: ARSCLIST <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sun, Aug 19, 2012 12:16 pm
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] AMPEX 407 TAPE
>
>
> Dear Richard,
>
> Thank you for answering my email.
>
> No, I did not bake it. I did not know about baking tape.
> Please tell me in what I should bake it, at what temp and for how long?
>
> Also, what is "SSS"?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Richard L. Hess
> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2012 5:41 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] AMPEX 407 TAPE
>
> Ben,
>
> Did you bake this tape prior to attempting playback?
>
> This is classic SSS where the mag coat pulls off.
>
> The reason it happens closer to the hub is there is more pressure there.
>
> Please folks, don't try and play known SSS tapes without baking.
>
> Regards,
>
> Richard
>
>
> On 2012-08-17 5:08 PM, James Roth wrote:
>> Greetings everyone.
>>
>> I'm having some trouble with peeling Ampex 407 tape.
>> The magnetic coating on the inner 100 or so feet is peeling like crazy.
>> When I play it, the static electricity causes the tape to cling to the layer
> just next to it (still on the reel).
>> It's not crackling - just peeling. The tape is from around 1977 and was kept
> in a fairly cool/dry place.
>> Ben Roth
>>

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