eq72521 wrote: > This seems about the best forum for this odd question. What are the > minimum and maximum temperatures that CDs can be stored at without > damage? For that matter, how about DVDs and computer and general > consumer electronics equipment? In a couple months I'll be moving far > away from my home for (I hope) 3-5 years, but storing a lot of stuff > here. Much of it will be stored in my garage, but I'm uncertain about > the above mentioned items with regard to temperature extremes. It's > typically mild where I live, but summer temperatures can reach 100 > degrees F, while in winter it can occasionally get down to 0 (F). > Will my stuff survive those occasional extremes, or should I get a > small climate controlled storage unit somewhere?
I would get either a small climate controlled storage, or find a buddy with some space. I don't know the specs, but CDs are not long term storage, and they are going to do better in the same conditioned space as humans. When my company had 10,000 CDs we paid for air conditioned space. Of course, there is a non-trivial chance that CDs will be totally obsolete by then, as rare as 5-1/4" floppies. For the computers, sell them while you can. A five year old computer is not worth anything, even if it was kept in perfect space. -- Pat http://www.pfarrell.com/music/slimserver/slimsoftware.html _______________________________________________ ripping mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/ripping
