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What was wrong with the original, do you thinK?
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Gap wear causing the tape to head contact to be had on the right channel. To be honest, The GX heads are not really all that good compared to the 'one Micron gap' Alloy heads. The Ferrite wears faster than the glass. Issue is, the ferrite is what records the signal. The head does not wear evenly. The idea that GX heads don't wear is false. Timtape's advice came handy.
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Originally Posted by TIMTAPE
Hard to be sure. It might depend on the condition of the GX heads. Ferrite heads were designed for very long life but could have a problem called "crystal pullout" where tiny pieces of ferrite at the edges of the head gap fell out, messing up the clean, narrow head gap. Look at the heads under a strong magnifier in a good light, especially the gap areas.
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