[meteorite-list] Humidity control/temp

From: Bill Mason III <bmason3_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:52:19 2004
Message-ID: <002901c249e5$4850f9c0$34181f18_at_ce1.client2.attbi.com>

Dear Closet Rusting Concern Friends,
    A couple of suggestions. I grew up in the moist environment of Atlanta,
Georgia and anything made of leather or raw metal rusted or was covered with
mildew if left in a closet.
    My mother kept a 60 wall light bulb lit 24 hours a day. No more problem.
It is possible to add emmiters that will provide protection from rust caused
by with vapour phase corrosion. You just figure out how many cubic feet of
space you want to protect and I'll tell you how much you need.
        Bill Mason III bmason3_at_attbi.com


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From: <impactearth_at_space.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 7:56 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Humidity control/temp


> Hello everyone. I have been thinking about turning a
> small, walk-in closet, into a place to keep my
> meteorites. It would work good, because there is
> pleanty of room to walk in, shelves to keep specimens
> on, etc. I have a few rather large iron meteorites
> that I would like to keep from rusting, along with
> smaller specimens. What would be the best way to lower
> the humidity and keep it low in this area? Of course,
> I would like to do it the cheapest way possible. The
> only thing I could think of would be putting some large
> desiccant packets in there. Also, there is no AC duct,
> would temperature be a factor since the closet has an
> outside wall? Thanks for any information.
>
> Ray
>
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