In a message dated 1/29/2007 7:12:56 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I moved my computer and printers to the basement last year. Prior to
that, everything had been set up in the top floor bedroom.
This was a house with forced air heat and air conditioning too, but
the dif
I moved my computer and printers to the basement last year. Prior to
that, everything had been set up in the top floor bedroom.
This was a house with forced air heat and air conditioning too, but
the difference in local "climate" was enough to cause havoc with my
printer (epson R1800). The printer
On Jan 28, 2007, at 5:57 AM, Adam Maas wrote:
> From experience, the one thing cold does is make things not want to
> start up, particularly harddrives and printers. Once they get going,
> it's fine.
>
> When I say cold, I'm talking below 10C and really approaching 0C.
I used to run a small desk
"The only reason i ask is that i had my very first computer, an old
8086, with 20meg HD, in my basement. It would be really hard after a
while to start the thing. Almost as if the hardhrive was freezing up
kind of thingI also have my old on site computer down here and i
notice that sometimes i
How dry is it going to be in the winter?
If it is really dry, I hope you are not troubled by Electro Static Discharge
(ESD). You know, those nice shocks you get when you walk around on a carpet
and touch the water tap, or someone else. Or you get them from friction
between your pants and the cha
My studio, computer equipment and printer are all in the basement.
But it has forced air heat, air conditioning and a dehumidifier. It's
actually a more stable environment than most above ground rooms.
Paul
On Jan 27, 2007, at 10:10 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
> Cold doesn't hurt much but damp
From experience, the one thing cold does is make things not want to
start up, particularly harddrives and printers. Once they get going,
it's fine.
When I say cold, I'm talking below 10C and really approaching 0C.
-Adam
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
> Cold doesn't hurt much but damp is hell on ele
David J Brooks wrote:
> Any thoughts on setting up a computer and printer(s) in a basement
> setting that is coldish in winter and dampish in summer.
Cold isn't a problem but damp can be if it's "damp enough". I doubt
your basement is "damp enough" unless you've built a mini rain forest
down ther
Cold doesn't hurt much but damp is hell on electronics and fine
printer nozzles.
Insulate, dehumidify, heat to a standard room temperature. Computer
equipment does best in cool, dry environments.
G
On Jan 27, 2007, at 6:20 AM, David J Brooks wrote:
> Any thoughts on setting up a computer and
Any thoughts on setting up a computer and printer(s) in a basement
setting that is coldish in winter and dampish in summer.
However i run a dehumidifier in summer and a wood stove in winter.
I know the latter is not that great cause of dust etc.
The only reason i ask is that i had my very first
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