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General HIFI => Reel to Reel => Topic started by: zenelectro on March 22, 2018, 02:52:32 PM

Title: Re Lapping Tape Heads
Post by: zenelectro on March 22, 2018, 02:52:32 PM

Last few days I've been busy doing head re lapping.

1st was my own 3M M79 2" 16 track machines.

Title: Re: Re Lapped Heads
Post by: zenelectro on March 22, 2018, 02:56:05 PM

Next is Otari 1" 16 track. Almost done.

Title: Re: Re Lapped Heads
Post by: zenelectro on March 22, 2018, 03:02:29 PM

Otari before re lapping, you can see quite asymmetrical wear pattern.

Title: Re: Re Lapping Tape Heads
Post by: stevenvalve on March 22, 2018, 06:07:28 PM

WoW, I need the heads relaped on my Studer A80, Now i no where to send them.

Title: Re: Re Lapping Tape Heads
Post by: zenelectro on March 25, 2018, 12:47:29 PM

Quote from: stevenvalve on March 22, 2018, 06:07:28 PM

WoW, I need the heads relaped on my Studer A80, Now i no where to send them.

No Problems Steve.

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