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Originally Posted by EdKozk2
Hi Tom,
The tapes and VTR belong to my son. I'll try and bring some along to the Milwaukee WARCI meet on the 17th. Maybe you can bring your Concord B&W VTR. That way I can check for tape bind over the head. From what I,ve read Concord and Panasonic were the same. I'll try and bring both types of tape.
Ed
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I PM'd ya 'bout it.
I'm pretty sure the sticky tapes will always bind on all decks until they get baked out....I had a sticky Sony tape that bound on both my decks.
What causes the binding is the glue used to hold the magnetic powder to the plastic tape...Some formulations overtime absorb moisture and become sticky. The key to making them stop binding is to dry heat them to 140 degrees F for a few hours (audiophiles have good info on this issue posted online since some multitrack studio audio decks used the same tape stock) and let the moisture bake out, then keep them sealed when not being played/recorded. Keeping desiccant (such as those silica pouches that come with new shoes) in with the tapes will help prevent recurrence of binding after they have been baked.