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Thanks all. Have been baking now for 12 hours. Will let you know how I get in in about 4 days time! Richard On Sat, 31 Oct 2020, 05:20 Marie O'Connell, <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I second Matthew - proceed with caution, much caution. > > I would not attempt to take it out of the casing due to the thinness > of the tape. I would bake it in increments, eg 12 hours, then another > if needed and so on. > > Have faith, be brave! You can do it. > > Let us know and BEST of luck! > Marie > > On Sat, Oct 31, 2020 at 5:41 PM Matthew Sohn <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > > Corey Bailey said: "I have not hadthe success baking DAT tapes that > Richard Hess has had." > > I say:Well, Richard only cited one instance, which had a 100% success > rate. > > On Friday, October 30, 2020, 11:33:06 PM EDT, Corey Bailey < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > Check your machine! > > > > A DAT that is suffering from SSS or other problems can (and will) clog > > the heads of your machine which will cause problems with other tapes > > that may be good. Unfortunately, there is no good way to tell in advance > > if cassette based media has problems. Fast-forwarding & Rewinding before > > playing will exercise the tape. Plus, with some listening practice, you > > can tell a good tape while Fast-forwarding & Rewinding. I have not had > > the success baking DAT tapes that Richard Hess has had. I've personally > > had less than a 50% success rate when baking DAT's. That said, I didn't > > bake them as long as Richard so, that may be the difference. Know that > > if you attempt to splice a DAT, you will mess with the control track so, > > the loss will be more than the amount you removed depending on how the > > error correction circuitry handles the loss. > > > > CB > > > > Corey Bailey Audio Engineering > > www.baileyzone.net > > > > On 10/30/2020 7:10 AM, Mint Records wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > Came across an oddity this morning. I've been transferring some DAT > Tapes > > > when all o f a sudden one snapped. It's a brand i'd never come across > > > before called "PYRAL". On taking aprt the shell it's clear that the > tape is > > > stuck together - The original break was a tear across rather than a > snap > > > and when i tried to loosen the tape on the reel, more started to tear. > > > > > > It has the appearance of sticky shed, but i've never come across this > in a > > > DAT before. > > > > > > Has anyone else come across this? Can the tape be baked? If so, for how > > > long. > > > > > > If not sticky shed, any other ideas? There is no sign of anything being > > > spilt on the tape. All the labels on it are clean and original. > > > > > > I would like to rescue what I can from it although I know a proportion > will > > > now be irretrievable. > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Richard > > >