Hi John

If you went the extra mile you could add some sumps with silicone tubing
attached and going into a bottle for any excess ;-) Glad to hear you have
done this!

I looked up WD50 and it scared me just looking at the container, let alone
the contents.  I think I'll stick with iso.

Cheers
Marie

On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 1:10 PM, John Schroth
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> Hi Richard and others:
>
> For tapes with squealing problems, I have used the wet play system that
> was started by, I believe, Marie O'Connell. I use an ATR-100 customized by
> ATR services, with a drip bag and jig I built to distribute 100% isopropyl
> to the tape. The deck is on it's factory rolling rack and is positioned
> down at roughly a 45 degree angle so that the extra run-off of iso does not
> hit the boards or any other important mechanical/electrical components. The
> excess alcohol drips off the head block and out through the open audio
> board access door on the front of the deck onto a drip pan I place on the
> floor.
>
> I have no experience with D5. Could the same setup use D5 instead? Would
> D5 be better to use than iso, as far as to minimize any long-term
> effect/damage to the tapes? Has anyone done testing to determine the effect
> D5 has verses iso on tape? Does anyone have suggestions other than these
> two chemicals?
>
> Regards,
>
> John Schroth
> Media Transfer Service, LLC
>
>
>
> On 8/14/2012 5:08 PM, Richard L. Hess wrote:
>
>> Hi, Ted,
>>
>> That's one of the reasons today why I keep D5
>> (Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane, CAS Number 541-02-6) on hand. It ultimately
>> evaporates and it solves problems quickly, when needed. It is safe in that
>> it is used to provide the slipperiness to personal care products and is
>> also used in dry cleaning.
>>
>> On 2012-08-14 4:48 PM, Ted Kendall wrote:
>>
>>> With the usual caveats, this worked on a reel of Shamrock under extreme
>>> duress (many years ago, I may add) :
>>>
>>> The tape in question was a dub of ETs of Buddy Holly's hometown radio
>>> station on the day of his death, and was required yesterday for a TV
>>> production (aren't they always?). I had a Revox 700 to hand, but could not
>>> stop the tape squealing. In desperation I sprayed the tape with WD40.
>>> Instant success! - followed by instant failure as the lubricant passed on
>>> and the squeal returned. Eventually, however, I found that wedging some
>>> cotton bud tip betwixt erase head and fixed guide, in contact with the
>>> tape, and dousing it every three seconds with the WD40 enabled silent
>>> playback. Of course, it created a b-awful mess of tape and machine, but
>>> this cleaned up all right, and in any case the job sometimes has to come
>>> before the tool!
>>>
>>>
>>