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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Humidity ranges?
On Mon, 04 Aug 2003 23:35:24 -0400 Jeff Kell <[email protected]> wrote: > > Todd Mitchell - lists wrote: > > > | and when I should > > | complain to the datacenter operators? (References I can point to would > > | be nice.) > > > > When your equipment starts to rust ;) > > > > I don't have any technical references, but I think that anything over > > 65% is probably too much. Most facilities I have equipment in do not > > exceed that mark. > > It isn't a *huge* issue (within reason) unless you have printers around > and the inherent paper. Big lasers are notoriously finicky about > humidity, which directly affects the paper quality. > If you are running lots of mag tape, humidity > 60 % starts to really increase tape and head wear. If new tape heads are part of your regular operating budget, I would keep the humidity < 50 %. Regards Marshall Eubanks > Otherwise, just keep it well below the dewpoint :-) > > Jeff >
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