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October 3rd, 2005, 09:34 AM
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New Boot
Join Date: Jan 2004
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Tapes, switching between pq and mq
Is this ok to do?...I know switching tape brands is generally very bad but is there a major lubricant diffrence between the mq and pq tapes that will be bad for the heads?
-thank you Jake. |
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October 3rd, 2005, 01:04 PM
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Regular Crew
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Wenatchee, WA
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Last I heard (and I don't think it was from Jan C. herself) is that both grades use the same lubricant. Switching from say Panasonic to Sony would be a different matter.
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October 3rd, 2005, 10:07 PM
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Inner Circle
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Aus
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yup, the tapes are identical apart from one factor.. tape density...
the actual tape on a PQ is about 4 times thicker than an MQ, being heavier and a lil more strenuous on the drum (moreso the spooler of the transport) either way, i had no choice but to jump to PQs when my supplier ran out of tapes, but i still rana head cleaner before switching. I then ran about 5 minutes of colour bar just to refresh the head with the new emulsion. (different batch being from MQ to PQ obviously) I didnt get any dropouts by doing this. |
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October 3rd, 2005, 11:14 PM
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Regular Crew
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You're saying the more expensive (white) MQ tapes have a thinner base than the PQ's? Seems counterintuitive for robustness.
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October 4th, 2005, 07:44 AM
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Inner Circle
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no idea, but i do know that the MQs have outlasted the PQs ive used..
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