[FSPA] keeping/playing machine in garage

[Rich Wickersham]

I keep and play games in my garage all year and have never had an issue!

Wick


On Tue, Oct 17, 2023, 3:22 PM The Bob via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org> wrote:

> This is predicated on you having a modern garage with a seal for the door
> so Alvin and the Chipmunks can't get inside. :>  Also if your game or any
> other electronic device is dripping wet, don't turn it on.
>
> On Tue, Oct 17, 2023 at 2:39 PM William F. Wulf II via FSPA <
> fspa at fspazone.org> wrote:
>
>> Consider also that critters may try to nest inside it. I've moved a few
>> pinball machines that had become home to undesirable creatures because the
>> electronics were warmer than the environment. .
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *William WulfLunaria, Ltd. Consultingpsyque at gmail.com
>> <psyque at gmail.com>443-305-9853*
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 17, 2023 at 2:10 PM Daniel Reynolds via FSPA <
>> fspa at fspazone.org> wrote:
>>
>>> (also, turning on a cold game could result in shorting things out from
>>> condensation)
>>>
>>> On Tue, Oct 17, 2023 at 2:08 PM Daniel Reynolds <
>>> daniel.j.reynolds at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> the fluctuations in temperature will cause more condensation than you'd
>>>> get in climate-controlled areas, resulting in faster rusting and increased
>>>> likelihood of caps and batteries bursting.
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Oct 17, 2023 at 2:05 PM Edward Most via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I keep pins in the garage year round. No issues with operation. More
>>>>> dust and pollen maybe but cleans the same.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 02:00:54 PM EDT, The Bob via FSPA <
>>>>> fspa at fspazone.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The pins I left in my FL storage unit for a year definitely showed
>>>>> some corrosion.  I wouldn't be as concerned with MD unless you're very
>>>>> close to the Bay but even then it wouldn't be as bad as mine. A garage is
>>>>> WAY better than a storage unit.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Oct 17, 2023 at 1:54 PM Ethan O'Toole via FSPA <
>>>>> fspa at fspazone.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> > hey all,
>>>>> > is it ok for a sys 11 game to keep and play it in an attached garage
>>>>> for a
>>>>> > maryland winter?
>>>>> > the garage is *not* climate controlled - it stays somewhat more
>>>>> temperate
>>>>> > than outside but definitely will be colder than the house.
>>>>> > anything i should be aware of/consider?
>>>>> > thanks
>>>>> > -Steve
>>>>>
>>>>> One of my arcade cabinets (Dance Dance Revolution SN2) came from an
>>>>> operator that kept all of his games in a non-climate controlled
>>>>> commercial
>>>>> building in Hampton VA. It did cause rust on some of the metal, but
>>>>> only
>>>>> specific parts and nothing internal to the machine.
>>>>>
>>>>> A lot of machines have been stored in worse environments for years and
>>>>> seem to have come out okay. I know operators that store old unused
>>>>> games
>>>>> in non-climate controlled spaces.
>>>>>
>>>>> I would think rapid shifts in temperature/mositure would be bad. And
>>>>> moisture freezing then thawing.
>>>>>
>>>>> I bought a game from someone locally who had the opposite problem
>>>>> where
>>>>> the backboxes were close to ceiling mounted air vents in the basement
>>>>> (natty gas furnace) and the warm air dried out the backbox wood.
>>>>>
>>>>> Good luck!
>>>>>
>>>>>                 - Ethan
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