Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]thanks - I might be able to isolate one room in my basement. Eric On 5/5/06, Richard S. Taylor <r.s.taylor@comcast.net> wrote: > > Living in Eastern MA, I feel your pain. :-) I'm suspicious of any > kind of chemical solution because the interactions between the drying > materials and film, optical coatings, etc. are not always as well > known as I'd like them to be. > > My solution is the dehumidifier. I have a room in my basement I can > close off. The dehumidifier keeps it below 50% relative humidity all > year around. The slides I've had down there for about 30 years now > still look just fine. > > Before the dehumidifier, the room was a mold farm. ;-) > > Dick > Boston MA > > > >That did cross my ming - I was wondering if those sealable containers > de-gas > >and can damage our oh-so precious german glass? > > > >good memory about the Western Mass thing. > >Eric > > > > > >On 5/5/06, Jim Hemenway <Jim@hemenway.com> wrote: > >> > >>Eric: > >> > >>Ouch, Western Massachusetts in July... > >> > >>I don't think that the humidifier will work well for you because you'll > >>need to close the windows in that room for it to be effective, and then > >>you'll be too hot with the windows closed. > >> > >>Why not get one of those large Tupperware type containers with a lid > >>which seals well. Get some silica gel, put it in your oven to be sure > >>that it's dried out and store it with your sealed gear. > >> > >>Jim > >> > >>Eric Korenman wrote: > >> > >>> 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 > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>Leica Users Group. > >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Leica Users Group. > >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >