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Re:“Baking” damaged reel-to-reel tapes renders them playable... by lostlogin on Tuesday April 28, 2020 @03:26PM (#23010784)
What made you think of trying this? I think I need to bake more broken things.
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Re:“Baking” damaged reel-to-reel tapes renders them playable... by NikolaeVarius on Tuesday April 28, 2020 @10:06PM (#23014499)
Solder can become brittle/flake and break connections

Putting it the oven softens it and allows it to reflow a bit, which can reconnect broken connectors

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Re:“Baking” damaged reel-to-reel tapes renders them playable... by kmm on Tuesday April 28, 2020 @04:22PM (#23011458)
It came up a few times when I googled it. Since the phone was completely dead, I figured it was worth a shot, nothing to lose.
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