> I'm already up to the ceiling, check out the picture on my home page:
> http://people.mn.mediaone.net/fauradon/index.html On top of that I
> have the laundry room wall (the one without the appliances) loaded up
> from floor to ceiling. At this point I have exhausted all storage
> solutions for in house storage and I can't even get to the far end of
> my office without planning the trip at least a week in advance :)
> Right now the only choice is OUT. That means the shed or a rental
> space. I would much prefer the shed. Thanks Francois
>
At one time I operated a "roadie" business out of Montreal and we
would often move band equipment to many northern venues during
the winter in very extreme temperatures. The travel times could be,
quite lengthy and only the cab was heated. On the longer runs it
might be late evening before we arrived with temperatures
sometimes down to -50 .(sounding like a "when I was a kid" story
but true, never-the-less). The current wisdom was that the worst
thing you could do was immediately move the equipment into a
heated space, and many times would be left overnight when it was
very cold to be moved in and slowly warmed up before using. The
only casualty I remember was an amp that one of the musicians
immediately moved into the heated bandroom, despite our
admonissions, and turning it on. after arriving in Chicoutimi from
Montreal in sub-zero temperatures, IIRC an 8hr trip.
Since most electronics are built to withstand high temperatures,
it stands to reason that they should also be able to withstand lower
ones. The biggest problem being brittleness when subject to jars or
rapid heating which would act on minute flaws due to expansion.
I am going to be moving myself and most of my collection to my
retirement home in central Manitoba (a hop-skip-and jump away
from you) next fall, and will be facing similiar problems. There is
also a shed I intend to use for storage.
I would do some insulation and make sure it is free from moisture,
leaky roof etc. If you're very concerned you might do what we did in
the chicken coop when I was a kid there and leave a light on during
extreme cold. Can't recall ever losing a chicken :^) Don't know
what we used before being electified. Maybe a coal-oil lamp.
A bigger problem might be critters and insects.
ciao larry
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