𞋴𝛂𝛋𝛆@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoGot the ARRL handbook. Smells like a toxic dump site. Any fixes for new book smell of death?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up148arrow-down12
arrow-up146arrow-down1imageGot the ARRL handbook. Smells like a toxic dump site. Any fixes for new book smell of death?lemmy.world𞋴𝛂𝛋𝛆@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-square667@lemmy.radiolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·7 days agoI bet it’s just off-gassing the spine glue or cover coating or ink. Set them someplace outside but shaded and out of the elements for a few days.
minus-squareɯᴉuoʇuɐ@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·edit-27 days agoDefinitely keep them inside during the night, though, or even in the evening - the nighttime humidity can easily cause the pages to become wavy.
I bet it’s just off-gassing the spine glue or cover coating or ink. Set them someplace outside but shaded and out of the elements for a few days.
Definitely keep them inside during the night, though, or even in the evening - the nighttime humidity can easily cause the pages to become wavy.