wonders how long it takes the seal to decay? when in the biz had tapes on the rack for 13 years and no falling . Ed# _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org) In a message dated 6/9/2015 7:42:06 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, bfranc...@jetnet.ab.ca writes:
On 6/9/2015 8:15 PM, Brent Hilpert wrote: > On 2015-Jun-09, at 3:01 PM, jwsmobile wrote: > >> I find that the Writghtline seals work the best if the tapes were >> not and are not hung with them. Eventually the white material will >> fail, or the black lock will break, but they are by far the longest >> lasting other than just a clear box container. > > Every couple of years for awhile now I'll be surprised in hearing a > snap, clunk and strange scuffling sound in the house. > > It's one of those tape collar-seals breaking spontaneously, at which > point the hung reel falls to the floor and takes off across the room, > generally unwinding the tape as it goes. > > After a few years, they start looking for food. :)
