Re: [ARSCLIST] Effect of vibrations on audio tape

[George Brock-Nannestad <pattac@xxxxxxxx>]

From: Patent Tactics, George Brock-Nannestad

----- a pump wants power, i.e. a UPS until the diesel backup throws in. How 
difficult can it be?

Kind regards,

George

> On Thu, 26 Oct 2006, James Lindner wrote:
> 
> > Several comments - firstly I would recommend that you get the collection
> out
> > of the basement no matter what. Basements are just terrible places for
> > archives in general and AV archives in particular. Most basements are
> below
> > grade - so that it there is any flooding in a building the water will
> seek
> > its lowest level and find the archive.
> 
> At our institution we kept (keep) the recordings on the bottom floor
> basement...the building is built on a natural spring and the floor has
> been subject to flooding 3 times in the last 20 or so years...I dried many
> a record. Their solution was to install a sump pump.
> 
> Karl