 |
 |
Hi Peter, My company owns an incubator that goes to 0.1 of the C degree - not a kitchen oven. I am not sure what it is in F degree but this microprocessor controlled incubator is as safe as I could do. I am planning on expanding our incubation capacity x 4 as more and more tapes just keep rolling in. Joav Shdema Producer/Engineer Joav Shdema Inc. dB Recording Studios Inc. www.joavshdema.com -----Original Message----- From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of [log in to unmask] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 10:25 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] F1 difficulties If done properly, baking can be safely done to videotapes. There are always cautions about any procedure but there is no documented, laboratory evidence of re-dimensioning/tensilization-related damage done to tapes by baking at reasonable temperatures with reasonable controls. That said, we have "baking" equipment that is stable to 1/2 of a degree and prefer to call the method we use "incubation". If you bake at the wrong temperature, in a commercial home oven, a microwave or a jury-rigged mechanism without good temperature control, you can damage the tape.