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"Invisible" <voi### [at] dev null> wrote in message
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> St. wrote:
>
>> Erm, no, but while you're doing this experiment, tell me what the
>> backup tape is made of.
>
> Wikipedia suggests it might be Mylar (i.e., polyethylene terephthalate). I
> still don't know how to make it disolve though. So far we've tried:
>
> - Acetone
> - Hexane
> - Butyle acetate
>
> We don't have any other really cheap solvents in our lab...
>
> Oh well, I guess I could try using mineral acid to disolve the iron
> coating. :-S
Hmm, interesting that acetone isn't doing the job. I think what you
really need is Cellulose thinners.
~Steve~
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