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RE: Lapping RTR tape heads and aligning them

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A couple of important things to keep in mind are that the inductance of the head drops with wear, which is not retrievable by lapping; and that contour and tip depth consistency of the head must be kept as close to original as possible to preserve the designed alignment of the moving tape over the head. Also, none of this means diddly if the rest of the machine isn't in top shape.

I'd say give it a try for sure. What have you got to loose? You may want to go ahead and buy a replacement head just for the sake of having a reference to see how your lapping job came out.

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