Tanya Thielke wrote:
> Hi all- I finally purchased a minidisc recorder and if I had the
> time I would write a report on its performance, however at the
> moment I have to prepare to leave for a trip to Amsterdam, where I
> was considering recording the "nature sounds" of that city.
>
> My question: is there anything I need to know about the effects of
> xray machines on minidiscs and minidisc recorders? I hear mixed
> reports about the effects on laptops, I myself havent noticed any
> ill effect to my laptops. But it would suck mightily to find out
> that minidiscs are vulnerable AFTER the fact.
The media requires both heat and a magnetic field to be changed. It
would take one powerful Xray machine to heat it enough, I'm not sure
such a machine exists. The rest of the minidisc should not be bothered.
A really strong magnetic field could alter things. Not what you find in
the xray machines, however.
> Any precautions I need to take?
I can't think of any. You are dealing with one of the most durable
recording mediums available. It can hold the recording unchanged for in
excess of 50 years or not wear out in a million rewrites.
Walt
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