It is a spray can oil. Actually great on squeeky doors, stuck car locks, 
and a Revox 700. LOL
Shai
בתאריך 15/08/12 12:02 AM, ציטוט Birgit Lotz Verlag:
> Ahem,
> what is WD40???
>
>
> Ted Kendall schrieb:
>> On 14/08/2012 21:12, Richard L. Hess wrote:
>>> Hi, Shai,
>>>
>>> No apology needed...I appreciated you mentioning the technique.
>>>
>>> Have you had success with it?
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Richard
>>>
>>> On 2012-08-14 1:35 PM, Shai Drori wrote:
>>>> I feel an apology is in order on my part. I was running out the 
>>>> door and totally forgot about Richards website. Not to mention that 
>>>> I should have credited him. Check out the a77 in the fridge 
>>>> picture. LOL
>>>> shai
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>> 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!
>>
>
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