Hey everybody,
Here's a question that I've had since my earlier years.
In order to protect the tape heads from being damaged by magnietism and also to relieve the tension of the tape wrapping around all those rollers, I normally assume that I must rewind and remove the tape at the end of every session.
Now I've been told that it really doesn't matter if I keep the tape theaded because supposedly tape heads are magnetized only during actual tape movement, and most tape formulations are resilient to long-term sharp bends at high tension.
I've split the difference right now by leaving the tape threaded and rolling the supply reel backwards a half-turn to relieve some of the tension on the tape, but the tape is still in contact with the heads.
Any thoughts on what is the proper way to deal with this?
Thanks all!
Chris (Nettech)
Here's a question that I've had since my earlier years.
In order to protect the tape heads from being damaged by magnietism and also to relieve the tension of the tape wrapping around all those rollers, I normally assume that I must rewind and remove the tape at the end of every session.
Now I've been told that it really doesn't matter if I keep the tape theaded because supposedly tape heads are magnetized only during actual tape movement, and most tape formulations are resilient to long-term sharp bends at high tension.
I've split the difference right now by leaving the tape threaded and rolling the supply reel backwards a half-turn to relieve some of the tension on the tape, but the tape is still in contact with the heads.
Any thoughts on what is the proper way to deal with this?
Thanks all!
Chris (Nettech)