[78-L] archiving and/or storing 78s

[BURNHAM]

Well if a record gets fully or partially submerged, there may be trouble if it's not rescued quickly. I, like most collectors, have put records in sinks full of soapy water and then rinsed them in other sinks full of tap water to clean them with no ill effects, but now I have a Monks cleaning machine so I don't do that any more. One scary situation occurred when I opened my storage unit on a warm spring day and, because it was still cold in the unit, condensation formed on every exposed surface, including naked records. I closed the unit again and when I returned a few weeks later when the warm weather had established itself, once again everything was fine. 

db

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> On Jun 24, 2017, at 7:18 PM, Tim Huskisson <timhuskisson at btinternet.com.invalid> wrote:
> 
> 
> While temperature itself may not be such a problem, surely damp has to be
> the greatest risk to 78s. 
> Tim Huskisson
> 
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> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of BURNHAM
> Sent: 24 June 2017 19:56
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> Subject: Re: [78-L] archiving and/or storing 78s
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> 
> I've stored thousands of 78s for years in storage units which experience the
> extremes of South Ontario weather - sub freezing in winter and very hot in
> summer and there have been NO ill effects. One caveat, I will never bring a
> record indoors in winter when it's very cold outside. I like to avoid sudden
> temp changes. 
> 
> db
> 
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>> On Jun 24, 2017, at 12:48 PM, Malcolm <malcolm at 78data.com.invalid> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> A few years back, when 78-L was more vital than it is today, an 
>> institutional poster or two mentioned the ideal temperature and 
>> relative humidity ranges for storage and /or archiving of 78s. If I 
>> remember correctly it was ~55% humidity and ~72 F degrees temperature. 
>> Can these figures be corroborated? Have studies been done since, and 
>> by whom? A relevant website would be a plus!
>> Thanks,
>> Malcolm R
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