[Leica] OT: Safe Storage

[hsofi at earthlink.net (Horacio Sofi)]

"Fahrenheit 451" the film that Francois Truffaut 
directed in 1966, and the real flash point of paper.
hs

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Karen Nakamura" <mail@gpsy.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 12:02 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Safe Storage


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> 
> You should call the manufacturer and ask about the fireproofing. Many 
> document safes use a material that releases moisture during a fire. 
> This helps keep the temperature of the inside of the safe below 
> farenheit 911 (or whatever the real flash point of paper is, 212? 
> darn Michael Moore).
> 
> This chemical might release moisture during normal conditions that 
> might be hazardous to your camera; or during a fire the hot vapor 
> might be just as bad. Anyway, you should call the safe company.
> 
> If it's a totally "dry" system, then just a couple of canisters of 
> silica gel will keep the innards dry. I like to get the rechargeable 
> silica in transparent plastic containers that you can recharge by 
> microwaving for a couple of minutes.
> 
> In Japan, I have all my equipment in a giant tupperware box that they 
> sell expressly for the purpose of keeping moisture out. Inside, I 
> have several bags of silica gel including sachets that I repurposed 
> from my kitchen (Japanese flavored nori/seaweed always comes with 
> some).  Nuking dries them out again.
> 
> Karen
> 
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