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Re: [ARSCLIST] Weight of LPs
On 06/11/06, Steven C. Barr(x) wrote:
>> I grabbed a bunch of LPs and weighed them on the kitchen scales.
>>
>> 20 LPs, 3 inches thick, weight 11 pounds.
>>
>> So around 44 pounds per foot. These were mostly in standard sleeves
>> with outer clear plastic sleeves added.
>>
>> Better to allow a good safety margin for shelving. The manufacturers
>> may be optimistic.
>>
> Thanxes muchly...I had always wondered!
>
> So, a jacketed LP weighs about the same as (or slightly more than)
> a 10" 78. One wonders if the ultra-thin LP's of the seventies
> weigh significantly less than their earlier counterparts...?
One might have a couple of those somewhere, but one doesn't have time to
hunt them out right now.
Regards
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Don Cox
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