Storing away electronics?

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I'm going to be out of the country for the entire month of April, and I am planning on unplugging many of my electronics (such as DVD players, game consoles, computers, etc.) and placing them into the boxes they originally came in.

This would be for the time that I am gone only, and the primary reason is so that they do not needlessly collect dust for four or five weeks.

My concern, however, is whether or not there would be any unseen (by me) complications by doing this? I would essentially be putting them into the boxes (which I guess are more or less AIRTIGHT) they were originally packaged in.

Is it all right that they will be in airtight boxes during this time period? Or are there other complications I'm not seeing?
 
Aside from setting the time on your DVD player again I've never known this to cause an Issue. A friend of mine in the Air Force kept his electronics in moving-limbo for a little over a month with no repercussions.

Hope this helped!
 
they will be fine.
original shippers would have those little silica packets that absorb moisture and help prevent corrosion, so if you still have any of those, throw them in. Doesn't really matter if you are in a low humidity area.
 
No complications. You can save energy by putting them those sealable plastic clothes/storage bags...as long as there is no moisture present.

The boxes should be just fine.
 
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