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Magnets Shmagets!  I have my disks stored 50 feet from any electrical
equipment in my house (well I can't isolate them from my internal electric
wiring tho). Still I get lots of BAD SECTORS every month.  It's not
magnetic fields, it's MOISTURE! It oxydises metallic paticles on you
magentic media.  Use "Zip Lock" bags to store your floppies!


HWeidner wrote:

> >>> With all you folks having trouble with floppies and tapes being
> corrupted, _where_ are you storing them?...
> >
> >>I store mine on a shelf right above my computers...
> >
> >Oops. Ever heard of a degausing coil ?  You know, the coil that
> >demagnetises tube of your monitor when you switch it on...
> >
>
> Many years ago, when I first got into audio recording, the common
> advice was that magnetic media should be stored at least 5 feet away
> from any electronic item - speakers, TV, etc.
>
> Nowadays I see furniture built to store VCR tapes right beside the TV,
> gadgets sold to attach floppys to the sided of the monitor, etc, and I
> wonder what happened to the old 5 foot rule.
>
> I suppose modern electronic devices are better shielded, and perhaps 5
> feet was always a bit excessive in order to be absolutely safe, but
> magnetic media haven't really changed.
>
> Neither have my habits.  Magentic disks and tapes are on a table behind
> my desk chair, a good five feet from anything that plugs in, and very
> handy to me for all purposes.  (Cassettes and VCR tapes are cabinets
> separated from their equipment, too.)
>
> And I have never had a problem with lost recordings.  Occasional
> problems with faulty floppy disk gates or bad sectors, yes, but not
> with the media losing content.
>
> Could that old 5 foot rule still be valid? :)
>
> HW