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I do stand corrected on the metal tape. An old tape op friend of mine confirms that metal tape was used on the RCA splicer. Greg's note;
I do remember using the tape splicer several times at WCEE. The solution
that made the edit pulses visible was applied to the tape edge using an
eye dropper. Looking thru the attached microscope allowed finding the
edit pulses. The knife portion of the splicer then was moved into place
and the tape was cut on the pulses. Then the splicing block was moved
into place, little lifters raised the tape up a bit, then lowered down so
the video tape could be aligned and positioned on the splicing tape
precisely. A small rubber roller was used to press the video tape onto
the splicing tape. If the splice was good the video tape wouldn't "zing"
too loudly when the splice passed the headwheel. The splicing tape was
metal. I think it was 3M brand.
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