NOTE: This item requires 5 days processing prior to shipment

TGP's PRO-MATIC Tape Dehydrator for 3/4" and 1" videotapes

Professional Model for 3/4" U-Matic tapes!  Bake up to eight 3/4" U-Matic videotape cassettes at one time! Also handles audio tape on reels up to 12" diameter.

Special deep trays allow this unit to accept eight 3/4" U-Matic tapes You can also use this dehydrator with audio tapes and reel video tapes up to 1" wide, up to 12" diameter. Also handles VHS and Beta video cassettes.

Now with built-in digital thermometer!

Includes:  a plug-in 8 hour timer to shut the unit off after baking plus small "tape baked" labels so you can mark & date your "baked" tapes.

Baking recording tapes restores binder properties and allows "sticky shed" tapes to play normally for about 1-2 months.

This dehydrator has been specially modified to accept U-Matic videocassettes (it can also bake VHS, Beta and VTR reel tapes). The Ultra-Pro features a built-in digital thermometer, it's remote probe monitors the baking temperature.

Baking sticky-shed tapes - It's simple and easy to use! Just set the dehydrator for 125F and place your tapes on the trays for 8 hours. After the baking cycle, allow the tapes to cool for a few hours and they're ready to play! Includes "Tape Baking" instructions. For further information you can read our article about How to Bake Videotapes

Baking water damaged tapes - results may vary, based on the amount of time in water and the amount of mold, silt or debris on the tapes. Proceed at your own risk! Dried debris on a tape may damage video heads! However, in our tests, two VHS tapes were submerged in water for two hours, then placed dripping wet into this dehydrator, and baked for 8 hours at 127F. After four hours of cooling down, they played properly. The results were very impressive!

You can combine several format videotapes when baking. Below is the capacity of the dehydrator when baking all same type of videotape:

(20) 1/2" reel-to-reel videotapes (5" dia.)

(16) Beta video cassettes

(16) VHS video cassettes

(8) 1/2"  reel-to reel videotape (7" dia.)

(8) 3/4" U-Matic video cassettes

(4) 1/4" to 1" reels of audio tape on reels up to 12: diameter

Unit contains (4) special deep trays for tape baking. (Unit is not suitable for use with foods).

Condition: Redesigned, and might exhibit a few minor scuffs or imperfections from the modification process.

This product requires 7 days preparation prior to shipping

Includes:  plug-in 8 hour timer; small labels so you can mark & date your "baked" tapes.

Note: The name "U-matic" is a trademark of Sony corp. and its associates. TGrant Photo is not associated with Sony. Nesco or its associates.