Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2005 18:38:51 GMT From: Saab Guy <nothingnospamo.com> Subject: Re: Using CD-ROMs in a 95's CD Stacker
On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 18:20:19 GMT "Nasty Bob" <nospamspeedypancakenospamail.com> wrote: > > "Colin Stamp" <col.dustbinnospamp.plus.com> wrote in message > news:31cne1hvu7hn9lin9gtvtosvu4an6cv6einospamcom... > > On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 17:26:44 +0100, Pooh Bear > > <rabbitsfriendsandrelationsnospamail.com> wrote: > > > > >Keith Winchester wrote: > > > > > >> Hi, the manual for the 95 says that you should not use CD-ROMs in the > CD > > >> stacker due to the danger of heat build up. I don't understand why > this > > >> would occur but am not game to try it to see. Does anyone have any > > >> information or experience that might shed some light on this for me? > > > > > >Since there is no significant physical difference between a CD and CD-ROM > I > > >can't remotely imagine why this is suggested. > > > > > > > There are physical differences - CD-ROMs have the data encoded on a > > chemical layer which can get degraded by high temperatures. "Pressed" > > CDs are not prone to this problem and can survive prolonged high > > temperatures. > > > > So, basically, Saab are saying "Our CD changer gets really hot inside. > > So much so that it might damage the data on CD-ROMs" > > > > Sounds like a typical legal back-covering exercise to me. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Colin. > > Yay! at last someone who knows what they're talking about! Colin, So you are saying I am wrong? SaabGuy