27 Jan
2014
27 Jan
'14
8:09 a.m.
On 01/27/2014 7:25 AM, Zane Healy wrote:
On Jan 27, 2014, at 6:17 AM, Jules Richardson
<jules.richardson99 at gmail.com> wrote:
Certainly you don't want dew forming on the platters!
Minimum temp depends on humidity and oils used to lubricate the
spinning/moving parts. Below freezing? Never. Between 1C and 10C - I
wouldn't run equipment. 16C to 25C seems to be the best temp. Too warm
or too cold and your oils and electronic parts get out of tolerence.
John :-#)#
We're all reasonably aware of the tendency
for vintage hardware to get a little flaky if it's too hot - but what about the other
side? I expect that the electronics aren't particularly troubled by the cold, but what
about tape units, floppy drives, hard drives, magnetic media? When is it too cold for them
to work reliably?
cheers
Jules
When I was running my VMS servers in the garage, and it got too cold, I'd stick an
electric heater in front of them on the lowest setting. If the hardware sounds strange,
it's a good indication they're getting too low. Also in the case of something
like DEC hardware, I believe there is a published minimum temp, but I don't happen to
have anything handy.
Zane