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To: Izzy Dunne
Based on the de-soldered IC, etc. the temperature obviously exceeded 361 degrees Fahrenheit (182.7777778 degree Celsius).

Presumably, that is above the Curie point for magnetic recording media.

Now I'm wondering if some of the floppies whose cases curled/warped during our house fire might not still be readable...

41 posted on 05/10/2008 8:13:57 AM PDT by TXnMA ("Allah": Satan's current alias...!!)
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To: TXnMA
Based on the de-soldered IC, etc. the temperature obviously exceeded 361 degrees Fahrenheit (182.7777778 degree Celsius).

Time to update the Bradbury classic!

50 posted on 05/10/2008 9:04:42 AM PDT by Erasmus (Nihilism never amounted to anything.)
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To: TXnMA

The solder doesn’t look like it was flowing so it’s possible that the chip sheered off the board from the impact or the solder might simply have softened a little and then the impact popped it off. But if it really melted, I wouldn’t expect the remaining solder on the board to be so neat.


57 posted on 05/10/2008 9:47:36 AM PDT by Question_Assumptions
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