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In Reply to: RE: What the heck? posted by DRam on June 11, 2014 at 18:38:36
I would assume that it's mold/fungus. A likely cause is that the tape was stored in fairly high humidity, allowing the mold or fungus to grow.
It's a fairly straightforward process to learn exactly what it is, since every decent size metro area has mold testing labs. They exist partly because of mold issues associated with property insurance claims and renovations. Send a sample of the stuff, they'll analyze it and report back to you. The cost is not prohibitive.
Baking the tapes won't fix the problem - the tapes would have to be cleaned. But it gets worse: if it is mold or fungus and not cocaine, your machine is going to need a couple of thorough cleanings as well, to minimize the transmission of it to your other tapes.
BTW, Maxell UD and TDK LX are both very good tapes.
hth
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Thanks. I never thought about mold. Or fungus. I hate to toss it, but that may be the best thing to do. At least it was a freeby - the person who gave it to me had discarded all his r2r equipment and didn't want it. He even paid to ship it to me, wouldn't take anything. Sometimes what you get for free is worth what you paid.
yep, I would unbolt one of the flanges, slide the tape off the hub and into the trash.
Keeping the deck clean will require a lot of work, not to mention transferring the substance to your other tapes.
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