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DirtyDave · 08-03-2004, 11:31 AM

Don't get the two hour fire safe. What they don't tell you is that all paper has a char point that is much lower than the burning point. If you really want to keep money secure then you want to get a two hour media safe and it has to say media safe on it not just show the pictures of diskettes or tapes on the inside.

Since media is damaged at around 140-150 degrees then that means that the internal temperature of the safe has to stay below the 140 mark for a two hour safe.

Expect to pay more money but then you can also store disks and any backup media you may have.

I knew a guy that bolted his media safe to the floor under a window and then made a pipe that would attach to the water and he would be able to hang the pipe through the window right over the safe and keep it drenched with water during a fire.

Dave.

08-03-2004, 11:31 AM
DirtyDave Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: TX Posts: 198	Don't get the two hour fire safe. What they don't tell you is that all paper has a char point that is much lower than the burning point. If you really want to keep money secure then you want to get a two hour media safe and it has to say media safe on it not just show the pictures of diskettes or tapes on the inside. Since media is damaged at around 140-150 degrees then that means that the internal temperature of the safe has to stay below the 140 mark for a two hour safe. Expect to pay more money but then you can also store disks and any backup media you may have. I knew a guy that bolted his media safe to the floor under a window and then made a pipe that would attach to the water and he would be able to hang the pipe through the window right over the safe and keep it drenched with water during a fire. Dave.