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Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2005 21:35:03 GMT
From: "Nasty Bob" <nospamspeedypancakenospamail.com>
Subject: Re: Using CD-ROMs in a 95's CD Stacker


"Pooh Bear" <rabbitsfriendsandrelationsnospamail.com> wrote in message news:42EBEE40.952ADDCFnospamail.com... > Colin Stamp wrote: > > > 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. > > That sounds like a plausible explanation. As does the paper label thing too. I > don't recall ever having seen a max temp spec for CD-ROMs. Considering cars get > hot in the sun etc too, the operating temperature will be much higher than in a > PC drive. > > Graham What electronics (especially audio) do you design again?

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