I'd love of see a picture of that ATR.
Shai
בתאריך 15/08/12 3:10 AM, ציטוט John Schroth:
> 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!
>>>
>>
>

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