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Dick Pontoon

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  1. It's still essentially useless, I used Google. However, even that doesn't work like it used to. I forget which Board software revision/update it was, but a lot of threads that used to be accessible to internet search engines aren't anymore even with exacting search terms.
  2. I had to switch hands to scroll through it all.
  3. I couldn't quite remember so i looked it up; there's a bunch of other similar threads i found, too.
  4. A fan is a component of a dehumidifier, you shouldn't need an additional fan. I'm pasting this from the interwebs because I'm too lazy to type it out in my own words: How do all these parts fit together to pull moisture from the air? It's fairly simple, but very effective: A fan collects air from the surrounding area and pulls it into the dehumidifier. As the air passes through, it comes into contact with the dehumidifier's cooled coils. These coils use condensation to pull moisture from the air. The collected moisture remains on the coils and drips into the dehumidifier's reservoir. The dehumidifier reheats the air and exhausts it back into the room. You will need to keep the doors and windows closed, though. Otherwise it would be the same as running an air conditioner with open windows and doors - it won't work. Most dehumidifiers have a readout showing the RH. I would recommend to not rely solely on the one built into the unit but to buy a cheap hygrometer to monitor the humidity as accurately as possible. Something like this: https://www.hammondhardware.com/p/springfield-digital-humidity-temperature-monitor-071589039354
  5. I still think someone is mixing his metaphors, so to speak.
  6. Add me to the list of people who wouldn't touch a slab that had been glued.
  7. Sunday morning comin' down. More old 'uns, including my well-loved Power Record version of #126.
  8. The rest of my 120s are nothing to write home about, they're older and I never upgraded. But I do have them!
  9. Those titles aren't in high demand and mid-grade copies are plentiful and cheap. I'd probably just pick some of the original issues up. My primary interest in the digests was nostalgia.
  10. If it was my book I'd just leave it. Everybody has their own preferences, but professional tear seals have got to be among the least troublesome of any type of conservation/restoration for me.