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Family ask me if it is safe to leave VHS tapes in their summer cottage over the winter? It will likely get down to zero, possibly colder.
So nothing like cryogenics. ;^)
"The only cats worth anything are the cats who take chances. Sometimes I play things I never heard myself." Thelonious Monk
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For home freezing CDs, LPs, cassettes, DVDs and Blu-ray: place in freezer for 48 hours. Then remove from freezer and place in refrigerator section for another 4 hours, I.e., slow thaw.
First, thanks for the answers. Family decided to simply leave the tapes in place.
Now Geoff, what is the value of freezing media items as you suggest? I've read of enthusiasts who believe in cryogenics, but that involves much lower temperatures than any home freezer.
"The only cats worth anything are the cats who take chances. Sometimes I play things I never heard myself." Thelonious Monk
What is the value of freezing media? It is proves sound quality. I'm not saying it's the equal of cryogenic treatment but it's quite good, especially considering the convenience and cost. All thermodynamic processes are irreversible.
'thermodynamic processes are irreversible'
please place a cup of water in the freezer for 4 hours, remove the ice for 4 more hours, place the cup of water into a pot and bring to a boil until it evaporates as steam, then type the above again with a straight face
thank you ... and remember:
thermodynamic change states cannot be precisely restored to initial states by infinitesimal changes in some property of the system without expenditure of energy
that includes the passive evaporation waiting for the ice to melt
with regards,
Freezing media or anything is an irreversible process in the sense that the effects are irreversible. Better? The effects are not (rpt not) Temporary. Just like effects from cryogenic treatment are irreversible and not temporary.
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punctuation sir, you said 'All' processes ... I can read if you can write
'I'm guessing you have no experience in this sort of thing'
*ahem* ... touche` ?
I was trying to cut you some slack by deleting that comment. Touched a nerve, one assumes. Lol
all systems check OK thanks. just tweaking you a bit.
yet, there are those who do take themselves way too seriously
don't they
; )
I think you just answered your own question.I've been away for a while. One assumes you're the local troll here.
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probably more than one but they would also be mistaken
I enjoy your posts and wouldn't intentionally disrupt any meaningful thread
thank you for your reply and following me on the AA forums
be well,
Nt
Some of my old cassettes were stored in my garage for over 3 years where the outside temperature can go as low as -40 sans wind-chill factor. I brought some of them inside the house and played with them and found out that there was no degradation to the sound whatsoever. Btw, I still have something like 200 of them still in the garage.
If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing well
(Proverb)
just keep them from any moisture accumulation and bring them up to temp slowly. That should be ok.
"Leo 2.0!!"
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