I'm 14 years old and in my free time I spend a lot of time with old and new computers. In my workshop I also have an Apple collection consisting of 70 computers. In the meantime I don't just do that, I also set up old and new Windows PCs. And that's exactly what brings me into a space problem. I don't collect these PCs, but I still have some of them.
In my 8sqm workshop it gets a bit tight with all that stuff. I would now like to move these devices to the attic. Still, I'm not quite sure how this affects the "health" of the devices. I store a few PCs upstairs and never really had a problem, but once with a Chilligreen laptop and an HP Compaq, for example. These are unlikely to have withstood the cold in winter. So I would like to know what I can outsource and what I should not be or what needs to be considered.
The problem is not the cold, as long as it does not drop to deep minus degrees, but the humidity. The hoarfrost that is already forming due to the humidity in the air is not good for devices and comes in between. Accordingly, you have to make sure that the air up there's as dry as possible.
Okay, the problem with the attic is that there's no cold roof, which means you can look into the open between the roof tiles
This is not good. Actually nothing can be stored there without risk.
With a cold roof it can get very cold, just like it can get very hot in summer, they are solidly insulated from the living rooms. We had our Christmas decorations and tree candles up there.
The only thing you could do was to throw away the lump, and wax melts more slowly than a plastic coating on a thin cable.
When you do this, wrap it in minimal plastic wrap.
With an insulated attic. Or expanded roof structure is something else.
Would this change something if the devices were packed in cardboard boxes or something?
Not much. They then soak up the moisture and slowly release it, and then, in addition to broken devices, you also have mold.
