Welcome to the wonderful world of Binder Hydrolysis. Google that topic for
more information. It is a ubiquitous problem with back-coated tapes of
certain manufacturers produced from the mid-seventies on. Desiccation is
the usual remedy.

DDR

On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 7:07 PM, Jan Myren <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> HI!
>
> Have by now started to play old tapes and found that the older the better.
> The tapes form the 60's & 70's of Agfa, Basf, Scotch etc plays just very
> fine.
> Some tapes from the 80's & 90's are however very troublesome, or just
> impossible to play. Among them are Ampex and Agfa. The tape itself acts
> like a "glue" and makes the whole tapemachine stop.
>
> Are there any list of such trouble tapes, so I can avoid those brands and
> types when purchasing tapes second hand?
>
> All the best
> jan
>



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