[BC] Tape deck issue

[Bill Croghan]

	In the 70's to clean rubber tape rollers, I used a product made as a
"Platen Cleaner" for printing presses.  It was designed to rejuvenate the
rubber rollers and clean them.  I later decided that if they got so bad they
needed that stuff they probably should be replaced anyway.  It was a
temporary, i.e. 3 months, type fix before re-treatment was needed.  Normal
cleaning with alcohol was needed meanwhile.  I don't remember where I bought
it, but probably through a local print shop.  I've no idea what the chemical
makeup was, but it did work temporarily.  I recall it did stink.

Bill


Bill Croghan CPBE WB?KSW
Chief Engineer, 
KOMP/KXPT/KENO/KBAD/KWWN
Lotus Broadcasting
Las Vegas, NV
Email to loteng (at) lvradio.com
Phone 702-315-3030
Fax      702-876-6685






> -----Original Message-----
> From: broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net [mailto:broadcast-
> bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of Stan Tacker
> Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 7:51 PM
> To: 'Broadcasters' Mailing List'
> Subject: RE: [BC] Tape deck issue
> 
> Speaking of "cleaning" agents, does anyone remember the name of a
> "rubber
> drive cleaner" that was popular in the 70's.  It supposedly didn't dry
> out
> the rubber parts like alcohol would.  It was applied liberally to
> turntable
> rubber, plus tape pinch rollers.
> 
> Stan