15 Aug
2012
15 Aug
'12
3:44 p.m.
When I worked for DEC a research group moved to the U of Illinois to
a basement office. they wisely built a 2 x 12 or so frame and covered
it with plywood. Their concern was flooding. Ihave done this in the
past and I highly recommend this if you have the head space. If your
cabinets have feet (anti tipping) make it large enough for them. Think
about treated lumber for the frame.
Paul
On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 4:10 PM, Pete Turnbull <pete at dunnington.plus.com> wrote:
On 15/08/2012 15:03, Allison wrote:
Hint if you must do the garage, build a fake
false floor (1ft platform)
that can circulate air
as that will keep the most humid colder air off the gear.
I'm in York, UK, so temperature extremes aren't common. I keep my
collection in the garage, but then that's somewhat modified: the walls
have an internal timber frame with insulation and plasterboard on the
inside, and the floor is a reclaimed computer floor, with about 8" of
free air between it and the original concrete. None of that need cost
much money.
Two other features help. There's a circular air vent in each of two
diagonally opposite corners, and under one of them is a 12V fan,
reclaimed, IIRC, from a PC power supply. That's driven by a small solar
panel designed for trickle charging vehicle batteries, about a foot
square, on the roof, which seems to provide enough air movement. The
second feature is a small dehumidifier, which is set to provide moderate
dryness -- not too much, for antistatic reasons.
I think the humidity control seems to be more important than
temperature, and it doesn't cost much to run (but I've not found a way
to run it off a 12" 12V solar panel yet :-)
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York