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Subject: re:tape head lubricant
From: "charel196" <charel196@...>
Date: 2003-08-22
Well guys,in spite of your reluctance to use this stuff I can only
say in almost 25 years of using it in my 400 it kept my tapes flowing
smoothly.The only breakage I had was a result of improper tape box
positioning on my part when I removed it to clean the felt strips.I
left too much space between it and the capstan.
The head lube was silicon based I believe and safe for all heads and
tapes.Tascam wouldn't have sold it otherwise.Alcohol is a great
cleaner but the lube kept everything a bit "slicker".