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Bob All Messages By This Member #39603 Hi all, I thought this would be the best group to get an opinion from. I have an old tube tester in it's wooden cabinet. I would like to store it in the garage/shed. What do you all think about winter temperatures that can get to the middle 20 degrees fahrenheit?in the winter, and 95 degrees fahrenheit?in the summer?? It will be wrapped in plastic or in a plastic bag and then inside a cabinet drawer. Thanks guys. Bob? W4JFA
Jim Strohm All Messages By This Member #39604 Bob, Store it indoors, in a climate-controlled place.? If you put it in the shed, the climate swings will affect the components, and you'll forget that you put it out there. The shed is for storing things that can't get ruined by environmental changes. 73 Jim N6OTQ toggle quoted message Show quoted text On Wed, Oct 25, 2023 at 2:39?PM Bob <W4JFABob@...> wrote: Hi all, I thought this would be the best group to get an opinion from. I have an old tube tester in it's wooden cabinet. I would like to store it in the garage/shed. What do you all think about winter temperatures that can get to the middle 20 degrees fahrenheit?in the winter, and 95 degrees fahrenheit?in the summer?? It will be wrapped in plastic or in a plastic bag and then inside a cabinet drawer. Thanks guys. Bob? W4JFA
Omni All Messages By This Member #39605 开云体育 No electronic equipment will do very well in an uncontrolled environment. ?Also, I certainly would not wrap it in plastic, which will trap moisture.? Cloth like a bedsheet would be a much better choice because it can breathe.? I used to work in a boat yard up way up North.? We would store boats for the winter under canvas tarps.? One year some idiot decided use plastic tarps, which was a total disaster. Wood boats developed severe cases of wood rot and the fiberglass boats had tons of mold on them. ? ? ? toggle quoted message Show quoted text From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bob Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2023 3:39 PM To: Ham Amplifiers Ham Amplifiers Subject: [ham-amplifiers] Tube testers ? Hi all, I thought this would be the best group to get an opinion from. I have an old tube tester in it's wooden cabinet. I would like to store it in the garage/shed. ? What do you all think about winter temperatures that can get to the middle 20 degrees fahrenheit?in the winter, and 95 degrees fahrenheit?in the summer?? ? It will be wrapped in plastic or in a plastic bag and then inside a cabinet drawer. ? Thanks guys. ? Bob? W4JFA
Bob All Messages By This Member #39607 I got some answers emailed direct saying leave it inside. I've had electronic equipment in a garage for years with no issues but I thought I'd ask about an old tube tester. It'll stay inside. 73, Bob? W4JFA toggle quoted message Show quoted text On Wed, Oct 25, 2023 at 3:39?PM Bob via <W4JFABob=[email protected]> wrote: Hi all, I thought this would be the best group to get an opinion from. I have an old tube tester in it's wooden cabinet. I would like to store it in the garage/shed. What do you all think about winter temperatures that can get to the middle 20 degrees fahrenheit?in the winter, and 95 degrees fahrenheit?in the summer?? It will be wrapped in plastic or in a plastic bag and then inside a cabinet drawer. Thanks guys. Bob? W4JFA
Jim VE7RF All Messages By This Member #39608 Store it inside the home.? ?If you store it outside, it will end up with mildew, condensation etc, on everything.? ?IF it has to be stored outdoors,? I would put it in a sealed container, packed with a ton of silica gel (desiccant).? Then change out the silica gel once per year.
Bob All Messages By This Member #39609 Jim, My shack/shop inside is getting cramped! I know it doesn't sound like it would save much space but it will. Thanks, Bob? W4JFA toggle quoted message Show quoted text On Fri, Oct 27, 2023 at 9:55?AM Jim VE7RF <jim.thom@...> wrote: Store it inside the home.? ?If you store it outside, it will end up with mildew, condensation etc, on everything.? ?IF it has to be stored outdoors,? I would put it in a sealed container, packed with a ton of silica gel (desiccant).? Then change out the silica gel once per year.
Alek Petkovic All Messages By This Member #39610 开云体育 Sounds like a true ham shack Bob. Congratulations. Another thing to consider is the actual need for a tube tester. How often do you use it and how often are you likely to use it in the next 10 years? You might find, like me, that the better option is to sell it or pass it on to somebody that will use it. 73, Alek VK6APK. On 27/10/2023 10:06 pm, Bob wrote: toggle quoted message Show quoted text Jim, My shack/shop inside is getting cramped! I know it doesn't sound like it would save much space but it will. Thanks, Bob? W4JFA On Fri, Oct 27, 2023 at 9:55?AM Jim VE7RF <jim.thom@...> wrote: Store it inside the home.? ?If you store it outside, it will end up with mildew, condensation etc, on everything.? ?IF it has to be stored outdoors,? I would put it in a sealed container, packed with a ton of silica gel (desiccant).? Then change out the silica gel once per year.
Bob All Messages By This Member #39615 Hi Alek, I did consider that but I have some old AA5 radios, and an old Zenith floor radio to kinda restore so I will need it then. I said kinda restore because I don't really restore them, I just make them work reliably.? 73, Bob? W4JFA toggle quoted message Show quoted text On Fri, Oct 27, 2023 at 8:11?PM Alek Petkovic via <vk6apk=[email protected]> wrote: Sounds like a true ham shack Bob. Congratulations. Another thing to consider is the actual need for a tube tester. How often do you use it and how often are you likely to use it in the next 10 years? You might find, like me, that the better option is to sell it or pass it on to somebody that will use it. 73, Alek VK6APK. On 27/10/2023 10:06 pm, Bob wrote: Jim, My shack/shop inside is getting cramped! I know it doesn't sound like it would save much space but it will. Thanks, Bob? W4JFA On Fri, Oct 27, 2023 at 9:55?AM Jim VE7RF <jim.thom@...> wrote: Store it inside the home.? ?If you store it outside, it will end up with mildew, condensation etc, on everything.? ?IF it has to be stored outdoors,? I would put it in a sealed container, packed with a ton of silica gel (desiccant).? Then change out the silica gel once per year.

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