Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/23

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Leica Users --Dry Cabinet
From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@pacbell.net>
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2003 19:21:05 -0700
References: <200304231933.MAA18252@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> <a05100303bacca1eb66b8@[68.164.37.36]> <p05111004baccd774102a@[141.140.30.24]>

Karen

Check your mathematics.  20 degrees Celsius is 68 Fahrenheit.

It is humidity that is ruinous to the subject of the original discussion.
A refrigeration unit will INCREASE the relative humidity of its
space.

A Leica can live a looooong life at 90 F.

Jerry

Karen Nakamura wrote:

> It depends on the temperature of the room. If the room is above
> 80F/20C, then you're going to start cooking things. First the film on
> the inside, then the plastics. Remember that plastics outgas a lot of
> icky stuff that has a tendency to migrate onto lenses. A 15 watt bulb
> is safer.
>
> Then again, MP users have nothing to fear but fear itself (and
> perhaps the vulcanite).
>
> Karen
>
> p.s. In hot/sticky Japan, they sell refrigerators for film/cameras.
> They are about $500 each. You can achieve the identical result
> stateside with the $100 wine refrigerators at Costco.
>
> >--
> >Wouldn't a metal storage cabinet, fitted with a light socket, with a
> >60 W. bulb left burning, be a viable alternative to  spending a lot
> >of money for a purpose-built dry cabinet?
> >
> >Bob Marvin
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Replies: Reply from Karen Nakamura <mail@gpsy.com> (Re: [Leica] Re: Leica Users --Dry Cabinet)
In reply to: Message from Robert Marvin <marvbej@earthlink.net> ([Leica] Re: Leica Users --Dry Cabinet)
Message from Karen Nakamura <mail@gpsy.com> ([Leica] Re: Leica Users --Dry Cabinet)