Re: [ARSCLIST] Tape baking question

[David Lennick <dlennick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Lists wrote:

> David:
>
>
> I invented the cold-desiccation process and, while it is very helpful in
> many circumstances, it is time consuming and not, always, the best
> alternative.  If you simply have "sticky-shed" (binder hydrolysis), it may
> not be necessary.  If you have inter-wrap adhesion or binder-base adhesion
> problems, then it can be a necessity.

This is something I want to know about..it appears that non back-coated Shamrock
needs this process, which explains why some tapes I loaned the CBC a few years
ago didn't respond to baking.

Hey..Shamrock cost $1.29 for an 1800-foot reel in the seventies and we all
bought the stuff!

dl