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Also the dissicant bags can be recycled by heating them in an
oven and once cooled reused. In florida moisture sometimes is
a problem.
JMB writes:
> Susan Hays wrote:
> >
> > Where do I put the de-humidifying agent? Just inside the box that the
> > computer is stored or inside the pc itself? Should I put it in the box that
> > the monitor is stored also? Thanks for the information.
> >
> > Susan Hays
>
> Susan,
>
> If it is on the outside of the box, the dessicant will be attempting to
> dry out your storage room! Not a very good idea <g>.
>
> Actually, it depends on HOW you intend to place the computer and monitor
> in boxes. The dessicant material should be in breathable bags. This
> will allow the dessicant to absorb the moisture in the air. Now it
> makes no difference in the dessicant is "IN" the computer or "outside"
> the computer, just as long as the plastic bag that you are going to wrap
> the computer in and place into a box is sealed (made airtight).
> Obviously, you are not going to attempt to disassemble the cover of the
> monitor, it is not necessary for the dessicant to do the job.
>
> Sometimes, when you buy a product, after you open the plastic bag that
> it comes in, you find some small sacks that have a warning label on them
> to the effect "DO NOT EAT". That is a dessicant material in the bag
> with the item you purchased that is trying to keep the air within the
> bag dry. And by effect of the action of the dessicant, it keeps the
> moisture in the air from reaching the item.
>
> So the simple answer is place your dessicant sacks within the plastic
> bags that you wrap up your computer items with. Once the bags are
> sealed, the dessicant will start to remove the moisture from the air
> within the plastic bag. And since the computer and monitor and whatever
> is not airtight, the moisture in the air within these items will also
> become dry. As long as the plastic bag is well-sealed and there are no
> holes in it, what little moist air that 'bleeds' thru the plastic will
> become dry by the dessicant.
>
> One word of caution. If you put dessicant inside the computer, remember
> that the sharp edges of objects could tear the sack that the dessicant
> is in while moving the boxes into the storage area, and you will be
> cleaning the loose dessicant material out of your computer when you open
> it. (It is not harmful or corrosive, it is just ordinary silica, but you
> may have lots of these beads pouring out of your system. So keep the
> bags on the outside.)
>
> HTH
> --
> Jean Bourvic :>))
>
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