Calculator storage

[John R]

For anybody still following the thread, or interested in my solution: I have reorganized into a bunch of 9" x 12" x 4" corrugated cardboard boxes. These are almost perfectly sized for storing most HP calculators, which are generally slightly less than 4" in width and thus fill the space nicely if I line them up on their sides (which also seemed preferable to stacking on top of each other, which could conceivably place some stress on the keys). This size is also nearly ideal for manuals, as it is a large enough footprint to accommodate not only 8.5" x 11" printed matter, but also two spiral-bound manuals (e.g., from the Pioneers) laid next to reach other.

The corrugated boxes offer slightly less protection than the plastic Sterilite containers I had been using, but they offer other advantages: they store the collection with much less wasted space, they are more stackable, and they also keep out the light (more a concern for the printed manner than for the calculators themselves).

All batteries are removed and stored in a separate container. Because I live in a dry climate, I am not using desiccant in any of the boxes.

I think that's it. Thanks to everybody who offered suggestions.