13 Apr
2006
13 Apr
'06
11:15 a.m.
Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 4/13/2006 at 11:51 AM Scott Quinn wrote:
I dont know if chuck is a chemist, but he brings up a good point. I
think that a lot of the lubricants
in these tapes may be silicon based, which brings up a lot of
interesting solvent questions. these
sorts of questions are a problem, because there are some real problems
with what we in the
field tend to grab and use for cleaning. Witness the problem with using
freon, or alcohol based
cleaning solvents on the capstan rubber and destroying it as another
example that has been
well discussed here.
Hopefully his suggestion will produce someone who can post a discussion
of this topic, and
recommendations about what is appropriate and how to determine what you
are dealing with.
Jim
Before I do that, I wanted to get some more input.
I'm not sure of the
composition of the drive bands, or whether "Rubber Renu" (main
ingredient:
Methyl Salicylate) would be injurous to the tapes in the small quantities
that would remain on the band.