Cipher Streamer / DEC TS05 Tape Drive

From: Dwight Elvey <elvey_at_hal.com>
Date: Wed Jul 5 16:24:40 2000

Douglas Quebbeman <dhquebbeman_at_theestopinalgroup.com> wrote:
> > >It seems strange for the drive to look so otherwise perfect and
> > >these items to be mush. Any thoughts?
> >
> > Storage conditions, especially atmospheric ozone. I spent 6 years
> > living in LA, and the lifetime of my natural-rubber bike tires there
> > was measured in months. Foam would either dry up and turn brittle
> > or go the other way and turn gooey, typically within a couple of
> > years of manufacture.
> >
> > Obviously temperature and exposure to UV light/direct sunlight are
> > factors too.
>
> Well, heat I'd buy, but other areas of the drive would have shown
> the effects of sun, and the hub is inside, away from light.
>
> I was wondering what storing the unit in the presence of unsealed
> containers of petrochemicals might do... or even worse, whatever
> a medical school (formaldehyde?) might have in storage...
>
> -dq

Hi
 The biggest factor for rubber and plastic, other than
UV light, is oxone. Even a little will change rubber to a
gummy mess ( chlorine gas does as well but that usually
isn't an issue ).
Dwight
Received on Wed Jul 05 2000 - 16:24:40 BST