Blue tape retainers

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wonders how long it  takes the seal to decay? when in the   biz  had  tapes 
 on the  rack for 13 years and no falling  .   Ed#  _www.smecc.org_ 
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In a message dated 6/9/2015 7:42:06 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,  
bfranchuk at jetnet.ab.ca writes:

On  6/9/2015 8:15 PM, Brent Hilpert wrote:
> On 2015-Jun-09, at 3:01 PM,  jwsmobile wrote:
>
>> I find that the Writghtline seals work  the best if the tapes were
>> not and are not hung with them.   Eventually the white material will
>> fail, or the black lock will  break, but they are by far the longest
>> lasting other than just a  clear box container.
>
> Every couple of years for awhile now I'll  be surprised in hearing a
> snap, clunk and strange scuffling sound in  the house.
>
> It's one of those tape collar-seals breaking  spontaneously, at which
> point the hung reel falls to the floor and  takes off across the room,
> generally unwinding the tape as it  goes.
>
>
After a few years, they start looking for food.  :)