Date:         Tue, 1 Aug 2006 17:26:14 -0400
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From:         Tom Fine <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:      Re: 5" discs more hearty than some think
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Hey guys, is this a "guerilla" longevity test? Neato! I can say that the dirt-cheapo green-dye types 
don't stand up to a summer and winter in suburban NY, especially if the green side gets hit with 
sunlight. It was 105 degrees today (according to car thermometer) and had to be a good 10 degrees 
more in the car when I got in to drive home. Figured I'd test the media, so I played the 
commercially-manufactured disc in the drive. It played just fine. It was damn hot to the touch when 
I took it out at home! That factory-standard Delco CD player impressed me too. That's a lot of 
internal heat to deal with.

-- Tom Fine

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From: "Richard L. Hess" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 1:23 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] 5" discs more hearty than some think


> At 10:29 AM 8/1/2006, Rod Stephens wrote:
>
>>I've had a series of about 200 CDs that I manufactured and stored in my garage for about two 
>>years.  The temperature gets to be over 100 degrees in the summer in there.  I just pulled them 
>>out and did spot checks on every five or ten of them in sequence (old radio shows).  They all 
>>tested and played beautifully.  Just a bit of personal experience.
>>
>
> Hi, Rod,
>
> Could you please share with us the type of disc that you used for this?
>
> I have had CDs in my car in both hot Southern California and now hot/humid AND cold Greater 
> Toronto area. I made a set of about 120 and I have only seen a few failures. Those were in the non 
> phthalocyanin dye discs. All of the MAM-A discs have survived nicely since 2001.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Richard
>
>
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