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Re: [ARSCLIST] Another SSS playback technique?
Any chance of harmful effects when the powder gets into motor and
capstan bearings? Graphite might be better this way.
Lou Judson • Intuitive Audio
415-883-2689
On Feb 22, 2006, at 11:23 AM, Richard L. Hess wrote:
Hi, Angie,
What scares me about talcum (and graphite to some extent) is the
potential for spacing loss between the head and the tape. Graphite is
a known tape lubricant (it was used extensively in tape cartridges).
Talcum's particle size and propensity to adhere to its neighbouring
particles makes it more of a concern.
Perhaps Peter Brothers has something to say about this?
I would think the high frequency response would be quite variable as
the hydrolysis products and the talcum could (at least as I'm
imagining it now) create quite a "paste."
Someone should try it and evaluate it. Here's more than I knew about
the substance:
http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/silicate/talc/talc.htm
Cheers,
Richard