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paulsherwin · 29th Nov 2017, 2:10 pm

These tapes are not known to suffer from SS. The problems mainly affect American pro and semipro formulations of the 1970s. There are obviously no guarantees though, and some people have reported quality control problems with Quantegy tapes over the years.

Just unwind a few metres of tape from the spool. If it comes away easily with no adhesion then it's probably going to be OK.

29th Nov 2017, 2:10 pm	#3
paulsherwin Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 27,943	Re: Tape Deterioration on NOS LP Tapes These tapes are not known to suffer from SS. The problems mainly affect American pro and semipro formulations of the 1970s. There are obviously no guarantees though, and some people have reported quality control problems with Quantegy tapes over the years. Just unwind a few metres of tape from the spool. If it comes away easily with no adhesion then it's probably going to be OK.