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From: fish@ihlpg.UUCP (Bob Fishell)
Newsgroups: net.video
Subject: Re: Question: protecting mag tapes
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Date: Wed, 13-Mar-85 00:22:07 EST
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> What's the best way to store video (and other) mag tapes, to protect them
> from corruption due to magnetic fields?
> 
> In addition to putting them in something airtight (like a ziplock bag),
> should you also wrap them in metal foil?  

I have had no trouble with storing my videocassettes, audio cassettes,
and open-reel tapes in the containers provided by the manufacturers.
You DO have to be mindful of where magnetic fields are in your home,
so you can keep your tapes well away from them.

TV sets and video monitors emanate magnetic fields, as do loudspeakers
and many kinds of motors.  Ordinarily, keeping tapes four or five feet
away from such sources will keep them safe.
/_\_

				Bob Fishell
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