Does sunlight harm vinyl?

[indmix]

Because my turntables are right under my window and usually the sunlight falls directly on them while playing (i cover them afterwards)

[DjTel]

Ive never had the fun of using vinyl, but i would say yes it would harm them, a simple reason would be heat and warping from sunlight depending on time left in sunlight and how hot it was within that time!

bottom line if your really worried i would move your rig to a more suitable place!

[Jim B]

Normal sunlight would not harm or damage vinyl (unless it's strong) but heat generated by the sunlight passing though glass, for a example a window can really damage vinyl and cause it to warp quite quickly.

I once placed a old, scratched 12" vinyl against a warm radiator just to see what would happen. It only took the vinyl 2 hours for it to start to warp.

[indmix]

Thanks alot, i'll move it away from there

[indmix]

One last doubt, does this also rule for timecode vinyls or only for the traditional ones? And if so, then
1. do both sides get warped?
2. can just a little heat cause warping? Because i was planning to move it this weekend because i'll have to reconnect all cables etc and it's a 'big' job (feeling a little lazy ) and i didn't except the sun to shine this much today. A little heat touched the vinyls, which were covered by a cloth, for quite a while (+-3hours) . How do i know if it warped or not? I cannot hear any immediate difference..

[daniel clark]

what the possibilitiy of just removing the timecode vinal off the turntable till you are ready to use them i never left any vinal on a platter longer than it had to be there to play it and if it wasnt on the platter it was in the cover stacked in order

[community@MixVibes]

:cool: what the possibilitiy of just removing the timecode vinal off the turntable till you are ready to use them i never left any vinal on a platter longer than it had to be there to play it and if it wasnt on the platter it was in the cover stacked in order

Hay, i would not leave my gear under the sunlight, i would put it in a shady spot

[Hannes]

I enjoy mixing in the sun

it´s warm and if you´re records are warped before you can easily unwarp them because they are warmed up.
Vinyl wont warp placed on a flat surface and exposed to sunlight,
unless it´s poorly cut and has tension in it.

dont fear, but enjoy the warmth young pada-wan

[indmix]

dont fear, but enjoy the warmth young pada-wan

Haha, alright then