Sticky Shed Syndrome

This is an article provided by The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to help provide how to determine if a tape might have an issue. Magnetic Tape Binder Breakdown a.k.a. Polyurethane Binder Deterioration (Sticky Shed Syndrome / Soft Binder Syndrome) The material that binds magnetic particles to a base tape film is called the binder. Other than a degrading acetate base, the polyurethane binder is often considered the weakest...