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From: acad!peb@uunet.UU.NET (Paul Baclaski)
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Subject: Re: Earthquakes vs Stereos
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Date: 12 Jul 90 20:40:41 GMT
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In article <4973@uwm.edu>, nhess@us.oracle.com (Nate Hess) writes:
> A friend of mine is moving out here (Santa Cruz) from Texas, and he's
> worried about setting his stereo up in case an earthquake hits; in
> particular, he's concerned about his Goldmund ST4 turntable.

A friend of mine in Los Gatos had his CD player fall on the floor--about
2-3 feet.  I would recommend that equipment should not be stacked high
and could be secured to the shelves with wire.  Then, make sure that
the shelves don't fall over.  I suppose a stereo cabinet with wheels
might roll around instead of falling over, if it was not on carpeting.

A funny over-preparation note:  (friend of a friend story, take NaCl),
In Santa Cruz someone secured his bookshelves to the wall studs in his
house with sturdy screws.  During the earth quake, the bookshelves took
the whole wall down!  It was an inside, not outside wall.

Paul