What should I do with these PCs?

[robisc]

OK I am moving into a small house with no room for all my computers, I will have only one hooked up for awhile, I have no inside storage room, I will be there for about 6 months. My question is: Will these PCs be OK in a mini-storage, it is NOT one of the climate controlled ones? I would think they would be OK but wonder about the temperatures and humidity and how it will affect them (I live in Alabama) I need some other opinions before I may make a mistake.

 

[robisc]

Anyone have any ideas?

 

[Regs]

Closet?

 

[Sheriff]

Short of selling them now and replacing them later (ie.Storage cost and PC devaluation) you can put them in plastic Trash bags and seal them shut so no humidity will effect them...everything else should be OK. I would also consider insuring them if they are of value to you.

 

[robisc]

Closet is out, I'm telling you we have no room left, and there will be five full size boxes. The plastic bag sounds like a good idea.

 

[Spac3d]

Originally posted by: robisc
Closet is out, I'm telling you we have no room left, and there will be five full size boxes. The plastic bag sounds like a good idea.

Or you could put them in tupperware boxes and use them after you are done storing the computers. Those boxes can be had for cheap @ walmart.

 

[Jeff7181]

Give them to me... I'll keep them safe for you =)

 

[robisc]

Give them to me... I'll keep them safe for you =)

I probably wouldn't mind, not sure if you want to drive from Michigan to pick them up though.

 

[Jeff7181]

Originally posted by: robisc

Give them to me... I'll keep them safe for you =)

I probably wouldn't mind, not sure if you want to drive from Michigan to pick them up though.

You won't even deliver them in exchange for me to take care of them? Geeze... I'm gonna rate you a 1, lol, j/k

 

[Blooz1]

I saw this post last night and spent some time thinking about it. I had things in storage units down in Florida, both climate-controlled and not, for a couple years at a whack a few years ago. (This was a marine environment - within 3 miles of the coast) I found problems with rust and mildew on some of my things, especially steel and leather.

The "sealed plastic trash bags" would actually not work real well. I think they'd accelerate rusting. But there might be an alternative....For a couple of years I've been using the "Space Bags" you see ads for on TV - that "zip" shut, then you vacuum the air out of them. Those things actually work quite well! (I got a set for Christmas once, then wound up buying more) They might work well for this application!

You can get them online at www.spacebag.com. They have a package which includes a "Jumbo" (36"x48"), a "Large" (22"x34"), and 2 smaller bags for about $26 shipped. I use that huge bag for a down comforter in the summer, and it sucks down to about 2" thick when sealed!

 

[Jeff7181]

Originally posted by: Blooz1
I saw this post last night and spent some time thinking about it. I had things in storage units down in Florida, both climate-controlled and not, for a couple years at a whack a few years ago. (This was a marine environment - within 3 miles of the coast) I found problems with rust and mildew on some of my things, especially steel and leather.

The "sealed plastic trash bags" would actually not work real well. I think they'd accelerate rusting. But there might be an alternative....For a couple of years I've been using the "Space Bags" you see ads for on TV - that "zip" shut, then you vacuum the air out of them. Those things actually work quite well! (I got a set for Christmas once, then wound up buying more) They might work well for this application!

You can get them online at <a class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.spacebag.com" target=blank>www.spacebag.com</A>. They have a package which includes a "Jumbo" (36"x48"), a "Large" (22"x34"), and 2 smaller bags for about $26 shipped. I use that huge bag for a down comforter in the summer, and it sucks down to about 2" thick when sealed!

Lol... wow... people actually do buy those things... do you have a Miracle Blade set too? LOL

 

[Blooz1]

That's what I thought when I got 'em for a gift, Jeff! (If you <U>read the whole post</U>

Then I tried 'em, and they actually work really well!

 

[ec32070]

robisc, why are you not getting a climate controlled storage unit? (price/location/etc) I live in Alabama and I've had to rent a climate controlled storage unit. The one I got was quite large but they have smaller units that might be able to house the 5 cpus if that is your main concern. Around here I think the price was like $29 a month for the smaller unit.

 

[Mingon]

Plastic bags with desicant (sp?) crystals should help to ward of any potential rust/corrosion problems

 

[wacki]

check out

http://www.desiccant.com/sitepages/commercial0100a.htm
and
http://www.carlandersonagency.com/desiccan.htm

for ideas

also if your the technical type a block of magnesium available at a local sporting goods store can provide cathodic protection for foolproof rust prevention, but thats a little extreme.

You say you live in a house, doesn't it have an attic?

 

[Confused]

Stack them all on top of each other and use a KVM to control them all


Confused

 

[Bleep]

I woud not worry about temp. They transport them all over the country in trucks that are not heated in the cold weather and are not cooled in the hot weather.
Do not seal them in plastic bags without some kind of moisture sucker uppers. The only problem is moisture and that is easy to get rid of.

Bleep

 

[MrPickins]

Lol... wow... people actually do buy those things... do you have a Miracle Blade set too? LOL

I actually bought the MIracle Blades, and those suckers are sharp! My wife cut herself bad enough to need stitches... And that was just taking them out of the packaging! :Q


To stay on topic: A sealed plastic bag with dessicant sounds good enough to me...