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ricard · 15th Jan 2018, 1:31 pm

Can't print-through be significantly worsened by subjecting the tape to a magnetic field? I was thinking that talking books might not have been exceptionally well taken care of in terms of where the tapes were stored by various library customers, i.e. on speakers or near headphones, etc. Or if the library in question had a theft prevention system which relied on the magnetization/demagnetization of something in the material being on loan.

I have a reel of tape that I use for trying out unknown recorders that I don't really care about, and it's now exhibiting significant print-through, but I'm also not careful about how I leave it lying around the workbench for the reason I just mentioned.

15th Jan 2018, 1:31 pm	#24
ricard Octode Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lund, Sweden Posts: 1,632	Re: Chrome Reel to Reel Tape? Can't print-through be significantly worsened by subjecting the tape to a magnetic field? I was thinking that talking books might not have been exceptionally well taken care of in terms of where the tapes were stored by various library customers, i.e. on speakers or near headphones, etc. Or if the library in question had a theft prevention system which relied on the magnetization/demagnetization of something in the material being on loan. I have a reel of tape that I use for trying out unknown recorders that I don't really care about, and it's now exhibiting significant print-through, but I'm also not careful about how I leave it lying around the workbench for the reason I just mentioned.