"RichardL" wrote in message
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I have some open reel tapes which are suffering from shedding of
the oxide coating.

I understand that baking the tapes under certain strict conditions will
restore
them to a playable state, at least for a limted time.

Does anyone have experience of this problem and advice on how to do
such 'baking' ?



There was an article in the New scientist on this subject last year.

It takes a brave person to do this. After baking you get only one try to
play it.
After this the tape becomes too brittle for further use.

Regards

Terry wrote:


There was an article in the New scientist on this subject last year.

It takes a brave person to do this. After baking you get only one try to
play it.
After this the tape becomes too brittle for further use.

From what I understand you get anything from a few hours to a few days
of use from the tape. Are you getting confused with restoring acetate
tapes?

I should also point out that most tape baking recipes are intended for
Ampex tapes made between 1975 and the early 1980's. If you have problems
with another make of tape then baking may not necessarily be the right
procedure.

Cheers.

James.