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DAT tape repair/splice needed
« on: June 26, 2021, 12:14:05 PM »
Anyone know how to do this? I have a friend who had a master tape split in half that he needs repaired. if anyone can help, please reach out and i can put you 2 in touch. He's located in Michigan.  thanks in advance.
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Re: DAT tape repair/splice needed
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2021, 12:59:27 PM »
I have done this in the past and can do this. PM me for email.
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Re: DAT tape repair/splice needed
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2021, 01:06:38 PM »
I once fixed a master   with a regular  old school  razor, analog tape repair kit.  there was a small area with a glitch but as long as you make the splice clean and as small aspossible should be fine.  I would say playback / transfer once and then archive the tape.
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Re: DAT tape repair/splice needed
« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2021, 01:09:37 PM »
Problem solved. I used my old cassette tape splicing kit from Radio Shack that I got some years ago. It is a little wider than 4mm.
I am including a picture to hopefully inspire some others to fix a few.

What I found was that in cases like these with a break in the middle it is a good idea to load both parts into separate DAT shells. That way you can keep the splice from hitting the heads.
This picture was before that when I attempted to splice it in the middle.

The orang-ish pieces of wood in the picture are Stim-U-Dent plaque removers. They are a soft wood that I can push down into the channel to lock the tape in place.

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