How sensitive are CDs to heat? - Page 2

OldSmell · 06-20-2006, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Chiva

instead of going to work - stay inside the car and give the cd's the proper protection by blocking the sun with your enormous body.

Only one part of me is really enormous.

(e) · 06-20-2006, 11:56 PM

I don't think you'll have much of a problem. I've left CD's in my car for over a year and they still work. They're not in direct sun but the car still gets hot. I've also left a CD in the sun in my car and while the black part of the case curled up and partly melted, the CD was still ok. I don't think it would have been if I did that a few times though.

avaranger · 06-27-2006, 07:14 AM

CD's can survive in temperatures from -5(23) to 55(131)°C(°F). Accoding to Verbatim CD-R cover

Even higher temps are ok IMO. The biggest problem is temperature variance. If hot CD (40°C) comes to 12°C it will probably be damaged because of different termal expandation of the plastic and metal parts.