I suppose that since magnetism is one of those inverse-square things, the
distance from the tapes to any device's mains transformer is going to put
the de-mag threat "down in the mud". There are things bigger than leptons
going around, too - I built a geiger counter recently and it pops several
times a minute... if you imagine the tube getting hit by raindrops at that
rate, you can visualize the rain shower of gamma rays etc. that we all walk
and sleep in. I'm more worried about the RAM in my sampler than I am about
my tapes!
Best Regards,
- Gene
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From: ceccles_ca [mailto:
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Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 9:31 AM
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You know those magnets that they pick-up cars with? Don't put one on
top of your 'tron.
Other than demag'ing the heads regularly, don't worry about magnetic
fields harming tapes. The speaker magnets in a MKII are in close
proximity to the tapes and it's not a problem.
Neutrinos and the other particles in the lepton family are passing
through, the one who's known as you, and yet you'll never know they
do.
X-Rays are another issue....
Rick Blechta (using Clay's computer)