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RE: What the heck?

Posted by Inmate51 on June 11, 2014 at 19:51:54

In Reply to: 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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