Don’t put batteries next to CDs or DVDs
October 17th, 2008
I didn’t really think about this until it was too late! I have a guitar case, and in it I kept a few extra 9-volt batteries for the acoustic guitar pickup. Well, at a recording session the other night, I threw some CDRs in the case. They weren’t touching the batteries; there were probably a few strings, picks, and some papers in between the CDs and the 9-volts.
When I went to get the CDs out of the case to use them, the CDs were really hot! The 9-volts were hotter, like almost-burn-your-hand hot! I guess the magnetic material in the CDs created a channel for the current to run. I figure that the 9-volts were powering my blank CDRs.
I of course took everything out and separated the CDs from the batteries, let em cool off a little while. I’m not sure if those CDs will work, but I am sure the 9-volts were pretty much toast! CDs use a lot of power, I guess.
So make sure you keep your batteries and CDs/DVDs separated! I kinda knew this, but didn’t even consider it. They were pretty hot and near the verge of being a fire-hazard!
