[FSPA] keeping/playing machine in garage

[Steve Peck]

Thanks so much for all the replies, really helpful

-Steve

On Tue, Oct 17, 2023, 9:29 PM Rich Wickersham via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org>
wrote:

> 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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