At 10:26 AM 2/24/2009, you wrote:
On Tue, 24 Feb 2009, Gary Udstrand wrote:
Hmm, my safe is a Browning gun safe that is fire rated too 1200°/90 min..
Besides storing one on site in my safe I will have a duplicate that is going
off site. ;-)
g
There is a difference between a safe designed to keep guns safe and
a safe designed to keep computer media safe.
Keep in mind that tapes are made of plastic. Even without melting,
you get it soft and you lose what is stored there.
A gun can handle 200 degrees no problem. 200 degrees with a tape
and you're likely looking at useless tapes.
I think. he is asking about hard drives. However, while your safe
might be OK in a quickly put out fire, a house with wood framing that
is engulfed with fire will exceed 1200 degrees, and melt the copper
pipes. If it gets above 2200 degrees the steel will start to melt on
the safe. All the hydrocarbon based stuff you own will be used as
fuel to feed the fire. Things can quickly get above 1200 degrees.
