5 Jul
2000
5 Jul
'00
8:42 a.m.
On my much-older and much-more-clearly-used Cipher on
the Prime,
the rubber pads are fine; on this nearly-new-looking TS05, they
have lost all firmness and have turned almost to the consistency
of tree sap. They didn't drip, they weren't that bad; but one
attempt to load a tape left most of the pads on the inside of the
tape reel.
It seems strange for the drive to look so otherwise perfect and
these items to be mush. Any thoughts?
Storage conditions, especially atmospheric ozone. I spent 6 years
living in LA, and the lifetime of my natural-rubber bike tires there
was measured in months. Foam would either dry up and turn brittle
or go the other way and turn gooey, typically within a couple of
years of manufacture.
Obviously temperature and exposure to UV light/direct sunlight are
factors too.
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