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> Shelf Life
Scotch® Super 88 Vinyl Electrical Tape has a 5 year
shelf life (from date of manufacture) when stored
under the following recommended storage
conditions. Store behind present stock in a clean dry
place at a temperature or 70°F (21°C) and 40-50%
relative humidity.
73 Joe K4XZ
> From: "J.P." <jp@ezoom.net>
> Date: 2007/07/20 Fri PM 12:24:33 EST
> To: towertalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tape problem?
>
> Yes, I can confirm that. I recently threw away a few cases of Scotch 33
> that had been stored out in the garage for a few years. Ambient temp in
> there exceeds 120F in the summer for weeks on end.
>
> J.P.
>
> W2XX/7
>
> On Fri, 2007-07-20 at 11:13 -0600, Ken Kinyon wrote:
> > I have seen this before, in fact yesterday on a roll of duct tape. My
> > experience is that this happens when the tape is stored for a period of
> > time (my
> > guess is a year) at warm temperatures. I am guessing 85F and above.
> > 73,
> > Ken W7TS
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
> > [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of K7LXC@aol.com
> > Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 10:30
> > To: towertalk@contesting.com; mel@melwhitten.com
> > Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tape problem?
> >
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 7/20/2007 9:02:41 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> > towertalk-request@contesting.com writes:
> >
> > > 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?
> >
> >
> > Nope. I guess I go thru them fast enough where they don't age.
> >
> > Actually if this was a problem, you'd see it on old tape joints as
> > well and I never had. It always peels off in my experience and doesn't
> > leave
> > the adhesive behind. Maybe you got a bad batch? Haven't heard of that
> > either.
> > Maybe you've got some environmental problem nearby; e.g. solvents,
> > cleaners,
> > air pollution, etc.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Steve K7LXC
> > TOWER TECH
> >
> >
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