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Re: What the Heck

The short answer is "no". Tape "baking" is best done at a fairly low temperature, around 133 degrees F. That's not high enough to kill the mold.

I'm glad DRam got the stuff checked. Good on you, DRam! It could have been innocuous stuff, which would have meant a simple cleaning. But by KNOWING what it is, more appropriate action can be taken. Sadly, it turned out to be the worst case scenario.

On a related tangent... All too often in audio, people are reluctant to actually analyze a problem, preferring to "save money" and spend untold hours guessing at remedies which may or may not work. (That is the shortest rant I've ever written!)

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