19 Jul
2019
19 Jul
'19
11:08 p.m.
On 7/19/19 8:59 PM, Adrian Stoness wrote:
same as sticky shed syndrome?
No, not exactly--it's more like binder bleed-through. The oxide remains
firmly attached to the base, but there is a film of either gummified
lubricant or binder that fouls up things.
Normally, if it's sticky-shed, the tape sticks to itself, but that isn't
the case--the tape despools and spools quite easily on its own, but
leaves deposits on any stationary surfaces that it glides over--and
adheres to those. Isopropanol seems to clean deposits from heads and
guides; no oxide is left behind.
So a coating of cyclomethicone renders the tape non-sticky for a time.
It's bizarre and seems to be related to this particular type of tape.
--Chuck