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Re: [ARSCLIST] The ways CD's and DVD's can fail.
Tom Fine wrote:
I must be lucky because I just haven't had more than less than a handful
of discs fail over time, so far. And we're talking generic green-dye
cheapos written on with a Sharpie. I just last week had to recover some
WAV files from one of those. I had a very careful listen to them in the
workstation because I was curious, especially about the effect of the
Sharpie ink 5 years later. They were fine, except I didn't have as good
a DAW or analog playback gear back then! Hopefully, I can report back in
15 more years. I store my data CDR's and DVDR's in paper envelopes in
shoebox-type cardboard boxes, so they don't get direct sunlight or dust.
-- Tom Fine
The Sharpie solvent is not the worst around, but even Sanford recommends
their pens with water-based ink for writing on CD and DVD. A second
factor is the nature of the disc's overcoating; some cheapies use a thin
acrylic lacquer which is quite permeable. Media which are printed or
otherwise have a heavier overcoating *may* be more resistant, even
impervious. On the other hand, it is wise to use water-based inks as in
pens made for the purpose or those available at an art-supply store. My
favorite is Faber-Castell PITT Artist Pen with the Brush tip.
On media made for ink-jet printing, I too have been using Sharpies for
many years without problems.
Mike
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