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JustMichael:

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 :scared :scared :scared  I sure hope he just left out the rest that he wears to play in the garage.

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Storing them should be fine, powering them up in sub zero temps might be another issue.

I'm in Wisconsin, we dip under freezing and stay there for weeks (sometimes months) at a time.

ChadTower:

--- Quote from: CykoMF on September 19, 2007, 09:25:12 am ---Storing them should be fine, powering them up in sub zero temps might be another issue.

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That's the right answer.  Storing them, so long as they don't get wet, will not harm them.  Powering them up in a subzero state will cause problems with the monitor as the tube heats up and expands far faster than the seals in the anode.  Won't kill it immediately but over the long term it will kill your tube way faster than normal.  Same thermal expansion concept applies to the PCBs and all heavy current circuits.

FrizzleFried:
Insulate your garage...problem solved!!

Jeff AMN:

--- Quote from: FrizzleFried on September 19, 2007, 09:53:10 am ---Insulate your garage...problem solved!!


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...or get a bunch of fatties to jog in place for an hour before you fire anything up. Sure, it won't smell so great in there, but it will feel like a nice June afternoon.

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