On 07/12/2018 09:05 PM, David C. Jenner via cctech wrote: > Would Chuck's temperature and Al's oven be appropriate for old magtapes, > too?
My "cooker" is home-built and heavily insulated. It has a 75W incandescent for heat and a low-speed fan for circulation. I use a PID controller to keep the temperature within limits. An RTD sensor sits in the middle of the chamber. With spacing for air circulation, I can do about 7 tapes at a time. My "tape tower" is constructed from a trimmed-down PVC toilet flange attached to a 3" lchedule 80 PVC pipe. Spacers are made from 4" diameter schedule 80 PVC, which fits nicely into the write-enable ring recess on each reel. Because of the insulation, it uses very little electricity. There's a 70C thermal fuse just in case things get out of hand. --Chuck
