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Kiwiburger · 27th October 2007

Yeah - use a totally enclosed steel box, it will function as a faraday cage.

Forklifts could easily be electric, with strong magnetic fields. And so many other potential minefields - like security sensors, roller doors, conveyors - or just a big shipment of cheap speakers or fridge magnets. Who knows? It's your risk ...

I would probably wrap them in a cheap steel mesh too - because that box is going to be opened and scanned by somebody. Better they can see it's mag tape without actually having to unwrap them.

And you've got digital copies in multiple formats and locations?

27th October 2007	#8
Kiwiburger Lives for gear Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 4,075	Yeah - use a totally enclosed steel box, it will function as a faraday cage. Forklifts could easily be electric, with strong magnetic fields. And so many other potential minefields - like security sensors, roller doors, conveyors - or just a big shipment of cheap speakers or fridge magnets. Who knows? It's your risk ... I would probably wrap them in a cheap steel mesh too - because that box is going to be opened and scanned by somebody. Better they can see it's mag tape without actually having to unwrap them. And you've got digital copies in multiple formats and locations? __________________ My carbon footprint is bigger than yours.