[Phono-L] [Fwd: [CBI] Wet 78s and broadcast equipment - needrestoration help]

[Ron L]

My guess is plenty of circulating dry air to get things dry.   Records can
then be individually washed, dried and re-sleeved.  I don't know if tape can
be washed and dried, or how you would do it.   Just drying may save the
equipment too, but after it is dry, moving things like motors and switches
probably should be re-lubricated with the proper oils/greases.

Ron L

-----Original Message-----
From: phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org] On
Behalf Of Thatcher Graham
Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 12:58 PM
To: Antique Phonograph List
Subject: [Phono-L] [Fwd: [CBI] Wet 78s and broadcast equipment -
needrestoration help]

A heartbreaking story of damaged 78s in Atlanta.
If any of you have experience in this matter please let me know.



-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	[CBI] Wet 78s and broadcast equipment - need restoration
help
Date: 	Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:21:38 -0500
From: 	Thomas Shanks <tshanks at GATECH.EDU>
Reply-To: 	College Broadcasters, Inc <CBI at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
To: 	CBI at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU



 From The Collegiate Broadcasters, Inc. (CBI) Listserv>>

Our radio station's storage area was steamed in a sauna from a broken 
steam pipe for probably 7 days before we were informed last week.  We 
have a full complement of high-quality used analog studio equipment (an 
entire disassembled old studio) and a few hundred 78s that were too wet 
to handle until today as the room was dried with a dehumidifier.  They 
are still damp, so it's time to do what we need to do to save what can 
be saved.

What should we do to save the 78s?

What should we do to save the reel tape?

And the audio equipment?

Thank you for any help you can give,

Thomas Shanks
Chief Engineer
WREK Georgia Tech Student Radio


-- 
Thatcher Graham
Senior Field Engineer
Mediaguide
640 Freedom Business Ctr. STE 305
King of Prussia, PA 19406


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