Hi

I have rescued six reels of 3M 996 2" which were headed for the trash at my wife's workplace. These are 14"/5000' reels. These reels will not fit on the Studer A80 we're using. So the questions are:

Can I "play" the 14" to a 10.5" take-up reel and make the appropriate cut halfway through?

What machines accept a 14" reel?

Anyone know of one of these machines around Durham NC? We have a lot of older 2" machines, but I'm not finding so many late models, and this seems like a late-model thing.

Thanks for any help.

yes you can play them on to a 10.5" reel.

my stephens 821-A can take 14" reels but i have never used another machine that can.

how old is that tape? 3M has not made tape for commercial use in like 10 years.

-elisha

evanrowe wrote:What machines accept a 14" reel?

Studer A800, A820, A827
MCI JH24
Ampex ATR 100
Otari MTR90 (I think)

I'm not sure about other Ampex machines.

One of the tapes is labeled 1994, so that's my guess. It's been stored in a television studio's tape room, though, so I'm pretty sure it hasn't been abused. I'm hoping I don't run into a shed problem.
Thank you both--

=ER

Rick Miller has an MCI JH 24, PM me for his number, he is near mebane.

steve wrote:

evanrowe wrote:What machines accept a 14" reel?

Otari MTR90 (I think)

Yes - the MTR90 accepts 14" reels - I have a stock of 14" 3M 966 reels from a TV station that I use on mine for less critical stuff. They were going cheap because people tend to want the smaller reels.

Cheers

James.

evanrowe wrote:One of the tapes is labeled 1994, so that's my guess. It's been stored in a television studio's tape room, though, so I'm pretty sure it hasn't been abused. I'm hoping I don't run into a shed problem.
Thank you both--

=ER

I am archiving a very large collection of analog tape, all brands and stocks. I have encountered several 996 tapes from the early 90s, and while none of them have exhibited andy signs of SSS (sticky shed syndrome), all have exhibited minor to moderate signs of LOL (Loss of Lubricant). Baking lol tapes will only make the problem worse. A real pain in the ass if you ask me.
mike