Tech Storage

[InsertName]

Hi, I have been taking apart PCs I got for a low price/free and storing the parts, then reselling them. I was wondering, While I had them, how would your recommend storing them while they are in my possession?

 

 

Thanks,

Saihaan.

[Daniel644]

Dry (average interior household moisture level) environment, away from sources of static electricity (so not in a carpeted room), preferably with something to keep the dust off of them. Oh and reasonably temperature controlled, don't put them out in the garage or some storage building in the back yard. Aside from that just stack them in a way they won't damage each other and the capacitors on motherboards can't short out (so no PCB's against metal racks or stuff like that).

[InsertName]

Just now, Daniel644 said:

Dry (average interior household moisture level) environment, away from sources of static electricity (so not in a carpeted room), preferably with something to keep the dust off of them. Oh and reasonably temperature controlled, don't put them out in the garage or some storage building in the back yard. Aside from that just stack them in a way they won't damage each other and the capacitors on motherboards can't short out (so no PCB's against metal racks or stuff like that).

So, what, in a pile? In some plastic boxes?

[Daniel644]

7 minutes ago, InsertName said:

So, what, in a pile? In some plastic boxes?

well I did say "in a way they WON'T damage each other, so NO a PILE is NOT how to do it, a plastic shelving unit where you can layout and organize things would work well.

 

LTT did a video where they helped out at a used parts place that is local to them, check out those videos and see how that place organizes stuff to get an idea.

[Gr0egercesg]

Shelves, lots of shelves

If you have the original boxes, they would be handy

[Canada EH]

Yes in a pile works fine.

[minibois]

Depends on the product. For example a PGA CPU and motherboard (Those with pins on the bottom, like AMD CPU's and Intel motherboards) you want to keep a lot safer than less fragile things.

And stuff like GPU's would be nice in a box, where they don't get dusty and stuff

[InsertName]

9 minutes ago, Minibois said:

Depends on the product. For example a PGA CPU and motherboard (Those with pins on the bottom, like AMD CPU's and Intel motherboards) you want to keep a lot safer than less fragile things.

And stuff like GPU's would be nice in a box, where they don't get dusty and stuff

 

59 minutes ago, Canada EH said:

Yes in a pile works fine.

 

2 hours ago, Gr0egercesg said:

Shelves, lots of shelves

If you have the original boxes, they would be handy

Ended up layering them in boxes, with bubblewrap in between

[Canada EH]

What? No pile o' crap heap?

[InsertName]

7 hours ago, Canada EH said:

What? No pile o' crap heap?

Nope

[Canada EH]

2 hours ago, InsertName said:

Nope

Why not?