Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/05

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Subject: [Leica] Ideal Humidity for storage - or - it ain't the heat, it's the humidity.
From: faneuil at gmail.com (Eric Korenman)
Date: Fri May 5 05:48:10 2006
 
Like a nice little OCD leica user, I am concerned about where I am keeping
my cameras.
The correct answer, of course, is strapped from your next and in use :)

But I have gear I don't often use. In our our old house we were blessed with
a cool dry basement which I would peak at 50% humidity during the summer.
Our new basement is a swamp..
I currently keep my gear on the 3d floor.
Up there in my home office, it is getting warmer and warmer and the humidity
is climbing.
I may have to install a dehumidifier.

Questions: What is the ideal humidity to store equipment? Or, what humidity
level should I try to maintain?

We do not use AC. We like open windows. But I could install a dehumidifier
in my home office.

Eric
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