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Re: [L-OT] G4 Mac in the closet/right under the roof...questions

2003-10-20 by Dennis Gunn

>Hi, I'm thinking about putting my G4 MP 800-Machine in another room than my
>studio, to quieten it (!!!). I got a little storage room next to my
>studio-room in my appartement, and was wondering whether it would work or
>not: it is directly under the roof and not strongly isolated, (cooler than
>average room temperature, in autumn and winter at least).
>Cooler seems to be ok for a Machine that needs cooling, but I was wondering
>if the seemingly dry but cold environment could damage the Computer in any
>way, condensing warm air out of the Computers cooling system etc....
>
>I would only have to get two holes in the wall, and slightly lengthen some
>cables...
>
>Any ideas/tips etc. would be greatly appreciated.
>
Condensation happens when warm damp air hits a cold thing.  Since you 
are talking about the opposite situation I don't think there should 
be a problem.  In fact I bet as you said your computer will be ultra 
stable because the running temp should go down making it happy perky.

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