[TowerTalk] RG213 Woes

[Pete Michaelis - N8TR]

At 04:43 PM 7/19/2007, Mel, K0PFX wrote:

>BTW, what is the shelf life of Scotch 33/88?  I have had several rolls
>go "bad".  The adhesive pulls away as it is being un-rolled and
>partially sticks to the "top" of the tape.  I think the last roll that
>did this
>was about 4 years old. As a result, I always use "fresh" (what ever that
>is) roll of tape.  Anyone note this problem?


Most definitely.  Two years ago I went to a garage sale of a retired
electrician and bought 20 rolls of Scotch 33+ that looked new and
were in their original packaging.  Every roll had the problem described
above.  All were useless.  I wonder what causes it.

73 Pete - N8TR