Actually for a long time there was whale oil used in the formula for the magnetic tapes, but sometimes in the late seventies it was replaced with synthetic oil that is not as stable and those tapes after many years became sticky and could not be played back. The baking of the tapes has the effect to reduce the stickiness enough to allow for the tapes to be played back one more time.
Post #884538
- Author
- Z6PO
- Parent topic
- Cooking Star Wars Audio Reels
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- Date created
- 9-Dec-2015, 5:00 PM