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Will audio gear be ok in unheated house

I have a cottage.   I drain the pipes and the house is left unheated over the winter.  I have been taking my audio gear home (except for the speakers)  when I leave in the fall  for theft worries, but  mostly because I am not sure  the equipment will be OK in an unheated house in an often damp environment until the late spring when I return.

It is a pain taking it back and forth and I would prefer to leave it there.  Maybe in garbage bags with some bags of dessicant in the garbage bags.

Anybody have any experience with this.  I have been unable to find a good answer searching the web.

 

Thanks

peipaul

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budjoe
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As others have said, capacitors may be at risk if frozen. If any components have printed circuit boards, there is also some danger from solder spiders if the humidity and electrostatic charge is just right. Not an issue with point to point wiring.

Recommend that everything be disconnected; remove all power cords and interconnects. Wrapping/sealing is a good idea. When returning, after unwrapping/unsealing allow to acclimate at least 24 hours before reconnecting and repowering. You may also want to deox all the connection and power contacts. 

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