Re: [ARSCLIST] Fireproof safes (Any recommendations?)

[Jerome Hartke <jhartke@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Be careful. While I was a guest scientist at the German Standards lab (PTB),
they mentioned that they had stored reference floppies in a fireproof safe.
The insulation outgassed over time and "welded" the media to the liner.

Jerry
Media Sciences, Inc.

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> Subject: [ARSCLIST] Fireproof safes (Any recommendations?)
> 
> Hello everyone,
> 
> Does anyone have any advice on a good fireproof safe to protect a small
> amount of audio tape, CD's and other similar media?
> 
> There are different UL ratings, but, my understanding is - that for
> media one would want the firesafe to be rated for 150 degrees instead
> 
> of 350 degrees, which would be OK for paper documents.  I guess the
> lower temperature inside the safe during a fire, the higher the
> 
> 
> price inside the wallet!
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Paul