Ted
I am sorry you feel that way. I think your post was excellent and here's 
why:
A. It showed how a rush job was solved and in the end with no harm to 
equipment or people.
B. It generated a great discussion that I think everyone enjoyed and 
learned from.
C. We found something the A700 was good for (hope Studer is not next to 
snipe me). LOL

Really, if you found something I said offensive, I apologize. I learn a 
lot from your posts.
Cheers
Shai
בתאריך 15/08/12 11:29 AM, ציטוט Ted Kendall:
> On 15/08/2012 07:22, Shai Drori wrote:
>> 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!
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
> This makes me wish I had kept my big mouth shut.
>
> The tape was obviously not a primary source and was required urgently. 
> The job was done in 1990. My A700s gave good results, and occasionally 
> still do. I had sense enough to keep the stuff off the lower reaches 
> of the capstan and the rest of the clean-up was not problematical. 
> This forum is for the exchange of information, not for sniping.
>

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