that's why i had them in the window for a week, they got several hours of sunlight a day, although i know from using the sun to make circuit boards you get most of the uv around high noon (although at 5000+ feet we do get more anyway). i'll have to try it on my uv board exposer this summer in my "workshop" (i've got a uv source designed for exposing etch resist on circuit boards). it might well destroy them more quickly, as uv often does to many things. i suspect the different dyes might be substantially different in this regard. i do note that sony claims 100 year stability, assuming it's in the case, i assume that's because of the uv or ir problem. then again i think the plastic is polycarbonate, which i believe is fairly tolerant of uv and blocks it fairly well, although there is very little plastic between the dye and the world. ps, i know it absorbed a great deal of water as it initially floated after being unwrapped, after a few days it sunk.
"Eric D." wrote: > > on 13/5/02 04:14, Philip Stortz at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > drying out completely it again was flawless. cdr media is fairly > > indestructible. cd r/w media may be another story, i never tried it do > > to the cost difference and my preference to ideally keep all my backups. > > It's a pity you didn't do the UV test ;) You may find that leaving the > CDR/CDRWs sitting in sunlight (even if it's cool out) will destroy them very > rapidly (it'd be interesting to find out). ---------- -- Philip Stortz, mad scientist at large. --Every 13 seconds an American gun owner uses a firearm in defense against a criminal. gun ownership deters crime, it doesn't increase it. gun control increases crime and cost lives. <http://www.pulpless.com/gunclock/framedex.html> -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
