Sticky tapes

[dwight elvey]

Hi Scott
As was mentioned earlier, although it seem strange, the takeup
requires some tension on the feed reel to keep things running properly.
Even when rewinding, there needs to be some tension or the system doesn't
work. This is just the opposite of whqt one would think. oiling to make
it rotate easier would make it worse not better.
Dwight


>From: "Scott Quinn" <compoobah at valleyimplants.com>
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>  It's not what I thought it was- looks like the tape "emulsion" is fine. 
>The looping only seems to happen
>when the tape gets to the end and is ready to rewind. Listening to the 
>tape, it sounds almost like there's some slack
>or slippage, but the cartridge seems tight when I look at it (take it 
>apart, poke and prod, etc. The tapes that I'm having
>problems with (both trapped loops binding the tape and plain read errors) 
>are noticeably noisier than trouble-free
>cartridges. I'm now wondering about streched band or lubrication issues 
>(they have a much duller surface
>than newer DC600/DC6150s).
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