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8th Feb 2013, 12:54 am | #81 |
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Re: Archive of tapes - Reel to Reel and Cassette.
A view of the top edge of the "Verbatim" data cassette, showing the 'flippable' record protect tabs, and the offset notch (presumably used by a computer drive to determine which way round the cassette has been inserted).
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12th Apr 2013, 1:04 am | #82 |
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Re: Archive of tapes - Reel to Reel and Cassette.
Hello
Here's a Maxell UR90 cassette I found recently that seems to be rusting - look carefully inside the little window and you can see something on the windings of tape. I've never seen this before but I am guessing a. it's the result of being stored in very damp conditions? b. it's not really safe to play in a cassette deck without whatever that "rust" is falling off and mucking up the deck? Any thoughts/explanations would be most welcome but since this is not a discussion thread you are welcome to post to my Flickr page http://www.***********/photos/6733059...in/photostream Jim D |
12th Apr 2013, 1:15 am | #83 |
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Re: Archive of tapes - Reel to Reel and Cassette.
That's mould, it can spread and contaminate other tapes played subsequently, so you might want to try and clean the tape before playing it on anything. Run it in FF over a tissue moistened with alcohol and clean out the shell.
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12th Apr 2013, 1:38 am | #84 |
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Re: Archive of tapes - Reel to Reel and Cassette.
Ben is right. Similar moulds are a big problem with old video cassettes. There's no agreement as to what actually causes it but one thing is for sure - don't play it on anything unless the contents are extremely important to you.
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16th Mar 2015, 3:05 am | #85 |
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Re: Archive of tapes - Reel to Reel and Cassette.
For those who like to keep the tapes in order here are some scans of the inlay cards to print out and replace those that have been written on or missing!
In no particular order.... more to come.
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21st Mar 2015, 7:44 pm | #86 |
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Re: Archive of tapes - Reel to Reel and Cassette.
National Tape RT-7 Standard Tape by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd
Length 370 m, 1,200 ft. Front and bottom edge shown. Paper and Dymo labels were applied. Used as a home "mix tape". |
21st Mar 2015, 7:59 pm | #87 |
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Re: Archive of tapes - Reel to Reel and Cassette.
National Tape "Golden Tape" RT-7G by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., LTD
Length 555 m, 1,800 ft. Made in Japan. Was used as a home mix tape, has some paper labels affixed. Front and bottom edge views shown. Notice how the colours on the front face vary from the RT-7 "Standard Tape" shown in prior posting. |
21st Mar 2015, 8:27 pm | #88 |
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Re: Archive of tapes - Reel to Reel and Cassette.
National Tape RT-5G "Golden Tape" by Matshushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd
Length: 277 m, 900 ft Showing front and back faces (image a), and bottom edge (image b) views. The tape itself in image c. Was used as home mix tape, adhesive labels, plastic and paper, were applied. |
21st Mar 2015, 8:50 pm | #89 |
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Re: Archive of tapes - Reel to Reel and Cassette.
National Tape RT-3G "Golden Tape" by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd
Length 93 m, 300 ft. Showing front and rear (image a), corner view (image b) and the tape itself (image c) Was used as a home mix tape. Some ink writing on the packages. |
2nd Mar 2016, 11:50 pm | #90 |
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Re: Archive of tapes - Reel to Reel and Cassette.
Hi, do you have a picture of the spool of the RT-7?Does it differ from the RT-7G that has the golden sticker on the spool? Thanks
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8th Mar 2016, 11:56 pm | #91 |
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Re: Archive of tapes - Reel to Reel and Cassette.
Trying to avoid duplicates
Maxwell UD 25-120, Japan Radiola RA3953, France Kodak but with an ORTF sticker, the french agency in charge of TV and Radio from around 1960 to the late seventies, so probably broadcast quality. What is this strange tape? It's dark blue. When played I only hear small crackles. Oxidation perhaps? |
14th Mar 2016, 6:57 pm | #92 |
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