[Duo2400] Re: [Duo/24000] Ideas Wanted For Long-term Laptop Storage

[Jani Tiainen]

> Chuck wrote:
>
> >  I'm considering placing each laptop into a vacuum sealer bag along
> > with some
> > moisture absorbing packets usually found with new electronics. I'm
> > thinking
> > that the removal of air should mean no moisture and no corrosion.
>

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> Your best bet is to try to keep the laptops in an environment where they
> don't see large changes in temperature or humidity (think "store in a
> cool
> and dark place") and hope that you still like them as much in ten years
> as
> you do today.

Well yes, this is still best way to preserve laptop itself. But don't store
in cool place, just in room temperature, and keep humidity low.. (Well
actually humidity itself isn't problem, condension is.)

What comes to rechargeable batteries is self discharge. Not a nice feature.
Full, new NiCd/NiMh loses first 10% of charge in 24 hours, and after that
10% of per month (at room temperature). And if battery goes flat in self
discharge there is no way to get it running again.. So only way is to do
full discharge/charge cycle from time to time, or ensure that you can get
new cells by the time you want to see if Duo is still working. =)

I'm not sure how PRAM battery gets over with long storage times.

- Jani Tiainen

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