Re: Advice on storing controller cards

["Peter Ibbotson" <spambox@ibbotson.demon.co.uk>]

"Jason Whorton" <jason at microxl.com> wrote in message
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> "Simon Williams" <*email*@*luddite.ca*> wrote in message
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> > I have a bit of a collection of Apple II peripheral cards that I'm not
> > using at the moment (sorry, nothing rare or collectible). I was
> > wondering what is the best way to store them. I understand that material
> > that is prone to static discharge should be avoided... I was thinking to
> > just wrap them in tissue paper and then put them in heavy duty freezer
> > bags. Is that safe?
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> > Simon Williams
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> Hello.  I would suggest you find some anti-static bags (ESD,
electro-static
> discharge).  I have ordered from www.staticbags.com.  His service was
fine.
> If you don't need many, try to go to a mom and pop PC repair shop and see
if
> they have a few extra bags they could sell you.  Search on www.google.com
or
> other search engines for anti-static or ESD, etc.
>


Don't forget to add some silica gel to stop the damp.

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