![Scientists unwind the mysteries of 'sticky shed syndrome' and why baking damaged tapes renders them playable again – Dave Denyer: The Reel-to-Reel Rambler Scientists unwind the mysteries of 'sticky shed syndrome' and why baking damaged tapes renders them playable again – Dave Denyer: The Reel-to-Reel Rambler](https://thereeltoreelrambler.files.wordpress.com/2021/03/arstechnica-image-2.jpg)
Scientists unwind the mysteries of 'sticky shed syndrome' and why baking damaged tapes renders them playable again – Dave Denyer: The Reel-to-Reel Rambler
![Magnetic Tape “Sticky Shed” Research: Characterization, Diagnosis, and Treatment - Research Projects - Preservation Science (Preservation, Library of Congress) Magnetic Tape “Sticky Shed” Research: Characterization, Diagnosis, and Treatment - Research Projects - Preservation Science (Preservation, Library of Congress)](https://www.loc.gov/preservation/scientists/projects/images/stickyshed_nprarchives.jpg)
Magnetic Tape “Sticky Shed” Research: Characterization, Diagnosis, and Treatment - Research Projects - Preservation Science (Preservation, Library of Congress)
The Vintage Audio Club - Sticky Shed Syndrome. What is it? Many tapes affected by sticky-shed are those that were made by Ampex/Quantegy such as 406/407, 456/457, 499, and consumer/audiophile grade back
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