is this a ideal server location?

[embers]

Hi

I live in the UK as you might not know weather is not great most of the time. Anyway I have 2 servers at home that I use from time to time, I just cannot decide if putting them in my garage would be a good idea, yes I could he a connection towards them no problem but what about the weaher ? Mean my garage is all brick built and has a door and all that but if say I did not put the servers on for 2 days and it was a cold day would it make the solder go brittle?

What do you think?

 

[JackNaylorPE]

I'd be more concerned about humidity then temp but, behind corrosion, thermal cycling is the primary reason for the failure of electronic connections. So avoiding thermal extremes is desirable.

 

[Kewlx25]

If you're using mechanical harddrives, they say the worst thing for them are changing temperatures. You're better off letting them run in a high stable temperature than fluctuating. "High" still needs to be within specs.