Storing a PC/temperature

[Belmit]

Tried Googling this but as soon as you put the word storage in the search you start getting results about hard drives.

We have some office moves going on and a lot of the people can't be moved in until the office has been refurbed, but their old office needs to be occupied by someone else. Someone has come up with the idea of putting all their furniture/belongings into storage containers (like ship ones) until the offices are finished.

My concern is that IT equipment in a metal storage container in the summer sun is going to be way too hot for it to cope. Not to mention the temperature fluctuations overnight/possible condensation.

Does anyone have any info on what is an acceptable temperature for storing PCs at? All I can find are suggested operational temperatures.

[karbon]

they run hotter than the ambient temperature will ever make them. i'd be more concerned, as you mentioned about condensation.

[Mark]

Environmental

Temperature:
Operating 10° to 35°C (50° to 95°F)
Storage –40° to 65°C (–40° to 149°F)
Relative humidity 20% to 80% (noncondensing)

That's for a Dell desktop (possibly the one under my desk at work). This specification is for the base unit only.

I'd expect a storage container with no ventilation to get fairly hot in this sort of weather. 65C hot? Dunno. Possibly.

Personally, I wouldn't go above 50C, but Dell should know more than I do.

[Belmit]

Good info, thanks. I'm recommending we avoid storing anything electrical in outside containers where possible, but if it's unavoidable at least storage temperatures shouldn't be an issue. It's definitely the base units I'm most concerned about. I may well impress that if it comes to it we leave any equipment for 24 hours in the office before plugging it in and turning it on.

[Mark]

That's a very good policy from a condensation standpoint.