[OT] Re: Kodak Gold CD-R's going bye-bye?

From: Hans B Pufal <hansp_at_aconit.org>
Date: Wed Jul 25 03:25:43 2001

Sellam Ismail wrote:
 
> On Tue, 24 Jul 2001 CLASSICCMP_at_trailing-edge.com wrote:
>
> > Of course, two seconds in the microwave on "high" completely destroys
> > them *all*!
>
> Some people have crumbs in their microwave ovens (I do). Tim apparently
> has melted plastic and resin compounds in his, with probably smoke
> streaks.
>
> I'd hate to cook a meal in your kitchen :)

Reminds me of a former colleauge who was potting some electronic module
in
Epoxy. The instructions stated to cure in an oven for some number of
hours.
He figured that a few minutes in the microwave ought to to the trick so
off he went to the kitchen. (No no-one asked him whether the microwaves
might
affect the electronic vcomponents!)

The interaction of epoxy and microwaves must be quite interesting.
Apparently
there was a loud bang and the inside of the microwave was covered in a
thin layer
of perfectly cured black epoxy. Time to go off to the store for an new
microwave before the wife finds out!

 -- HBP




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