<div dir="auto"><div>I keep and play games in my garage all year and have never had an issue!<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Wick</div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Oct 17, 2023, 3:22 PM The Bob via FSPA <<a href="mailto:fspa@fspazone.org">fspa@fspazone.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">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.<br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Oct 17, 2023 at 2:39 PM William F. Wulf II via FSPA <<a href="mailto:fspa@fspazone.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">fspa@fspazone.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">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. . <div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font size="1"><i>William Wulf<br>Lunaria, Ltd. Consulting<br><a href="mailto:psyque@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">psyque@gmail.com</a><br>443-305-9853</i></font></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Oct 17, 2023 at 2:10 PM Daniel Reynolds via FSPA <<a href="mailto:fspa@fspazone.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">fspa@fspazone.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">(also, turning on a cold game could result in shorting things out from condensation)</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Oct 17, 2023 at 2:08 PM Daniel Reynolds <<a href="mailto:daniel.j.reynolds@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">daniel.j.reynolds@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">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.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Oct 17, 2023 at 2:05 PM Edward Most via FSPA <<a href="mailto:fspa@fspazone.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">fspa@fspazone.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-family:arial;font-size:16px"><div></div>
<div dir="ltr">I keep pins in the garage year round. No issues with operation. More dust and pollen maybe but cleans the same. </div><div><br></div>
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On Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 02:00:54 PM EDT, The Bob via FSPA <<a href="mailto:fspa@fspazone.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">fspa@fspazone.org</a>> wrote:
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> is it ok for a sys 11 game to keep and play it in an attached garage for a<br clear="none">
> maryland winter?<br clear="none">
> the garage is *not* climate controlled - it stays somewhat more temperate<br clear="none">
> than outside but definitely will be colder than the house.<br clear="none">
> anything i should be aware of/consider?<br clear="none">
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One of my arcade cabinets (Dance Dance Revolution SN2) came from an <br clear="none">
operator that kept all of his games in a non-climate controlled commercial <br clear="none">
building in Hampton VA. It did cause rust on some of the metal, but only <br clear="none">
specific parts and nothing internal to the machine.<br clear="none">
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moisture freezing then thawing.<br clear="none">
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the backboxes were close to ceiling mounted air vents in the basement <br clear="none">
(natty gas furnace) and the warm air dried out the backbox wood.<br clear="none">
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