Re: UV and/or humidity/heat

[twohandsfree@hotmail.com (John)]

"Mark Cummings" <NOTfigjams@primus.com.au> wrote in message news:<3eba48f7_1@news.iprimus.com.au>...
> > So it's not just UV rays that can cause discoloration. I would say
> > humidity/heat can also cause it, even if the computers are packed up in
> > their original boxes.
> >
> > Just found this interesting to note.
> 
> thanks for that info. it makes it kinda hard then because I live in the
> tropics (heat + humidity + sunlight).
> I guess only an aironditioned office with no windows is the go :)
> 
> hmmm... sound like where I work. I wonder if the others will mind ???
> 
> Mark

  There are chemicals in most (all?) plastic which leach out slowly
(e.g. "new car" odor). This can result in brittle plastic. The rate of
leaching is influenced by heat. The amount is time*rate.