Baking Reel To Reel Audio Tapes

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Here’s why “baking” damaged reel-to-reel tapes renders ...

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Cooking temperature should be between 130°F and 140°F. Tapes wound on plastic reels with small hubs should be rewound onto large reels with NAB hubs. Provided the wind is smooth, you can bake a quarter inch tape at 135 ° F for two hours …

A Sticky Situation: Baking the Tapes : NPR Extra : NPR

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Essentially, you bake the tape in an oven at a very low temperature (we have read the range should be between 120-150 degrees Fahrenheit) for anywhere from an hour to two hours. This drives out the moisture, allowing the tape to be played back without the oxide rubbing off and causing too much friction.

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