Storage Hazards

From: John Foust <jfoust_at_threedee.com>
Date: Sat Oct 9 11:45:41 2004

At 02:39 PM 10/8/2004, Jules Richardson wrote:
>Be careful with laser-printed documentation in ring binders too; the
>text has a habit of sticking to the underside of the binder's cover for
>some reason - stick a blank sheet of paper in there to protect it.

The vinyl continues to out-gas for many years. That "new car" smell
is still there, just at lower levels. I think it melts the toner
plastic. The toner also re-melts under pressure, so a pile of docs
does a different kind of sticking.

- John
Received on Sat Oct 09 2004 - 11:45:41 BST