[Elecraft] Shack Equipment Storage

[Louandzip]

 My gut feel says typical steady indoor condx would be better, but I've had some rigs in a commercial storage unit for a number of years with no heating/cooling and CO ambient temps.  I'm sure it got significantly over 100F in there during the summer and likely into the single digits F in the winter. The rigs are still working FB, including 20 yo K2 and K1. I kept a FT1000MP in an uninsulated attic for a few years and I'm sure it got to well over 100F in there.  It's still FB too.

In some situations with higher humidity, daily temp variations can lead to condensing conditions, which I don't think would be good.  I ran into that in my New England garage, but didn't keep any ham gear in there. 
    On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 8:20:47 AM MST, Joseph Shuman via Elecraft <elecraft at mailman.qth.net> wrote:  
 
 There is a difference between stupidity and ignorance.  I claim ignorance.

My shack is a room in a barn attic space, separate from the house, no HVAC so cooling is one window and heating is a space heater (when I am working the waves).  Otherwise storage is ambient temp in the room.  Winter temps typically down to low 20s, summer up to 90s.  Sunny summer temp in the shack gets up to 120.  My concerns are leaving the KX2 (#3007) and KXPA100 (#2802) in the shack and the effects of daily cycling the temp, especially in winter.  My “internet research” (maybe an oxymoron?) has such varied opinions it is worthless.  What say you, my fellow Elecraft faithful?

Keeping Watch-
shu
Joe Shuman, NZ8P

Unless someone like you 
cares a whole awful lot, 
nothing is going to get better. 
It’s not.        -Dr. Seuss
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