Posted by Rick Merrill on 08/27/07 22:59

Richard Crowley wrote:
> "peter" wrote ...
>> "Tom" wrote ...
>>> 2) Fast-forward once to the end of the tape and rewind
>> This seems like a do nothing. Does it accomplish something non obvious?
>
> It probably does nothing useful for new tapes.
> OTOH, it is advisable for archive tapes that have
> sat around for years.
>
>

I've known people who do this to every new tape for the simple
reason that you do not know how long the tape has been on the shelf
and this is a fair way to fully re-tension the tape.

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