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I had problems at temps around 80 degrees with humidity at about 60%.
(We've been having HVAC issues.) It seemed less a problem with the
VT1200 and more a problem with the videotape. Unfortunately, our
storage area also had excessive humidity.<br>
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My usual "sticky" to normal tape ratio is about 1 in 15. My engineer
and I tried to run tape only once under the described conditions and
the failure rate was 6 out of 7 tapes. I was giving a demonstration of
the equipment that day and had to proceed; that even one of the tapes
played was a bit of a miracle.<br>
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We've since stabilized our environment and I'm hoping there is no
lasting ill effects to the tape. But, based on my experience, humidity
is more of a problem than heat; and the tape is more problematic than
the machine.<br>
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Klara Foeller, Curator<br>
Moving Image & Sound Collections<br>
Missouri History Museum<br>
314 746-4513<br>
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Ted Langdell wrote:
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<div>With temps in the Central Sacramento Valley running from 105-111
degrees as I write this, (and my southwest corner office running 93.1
at desktop level despite 12,000 BTU's of AC in the window), I was
curious to know:</div>
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<div>What's the hottest ambient temp you've in which you've run a
Quad deck?</div>
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<div>What was the humidity?</div>
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<div>Circumstances?</div>
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<div>If it's too hot where you are to answer just now, I understand.
The coolest inhabited place I can find in the Sierra is in the upper
70's almost 80.</div>
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<div>Gotta dash. My wife is making an frozen water bottle stop on
her way to work.</div>
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<div>Ted</div>
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