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The apparatus and method of the present invention relates use of a warm and dry atmosphere in electronic component storage areas. The warm and dry atmosphere provides the benefit of eliminating the baking process and other moisture management issues by removing moisture from the components. In accor

The apparatus and method of the present invention relates use of a warm and dry atmosphere in electronic component storage areas. The warm and dry atmosphere provides the benefit of eliminating the baking process and other moisture management issues by removing moisture from the components. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a component storage system includes an enclosed component storage area and a dry gas delivery system for delivery of a dry gas to the storage area to prevent moisture from being absorbed by the components, and a temperature control system for controlling a temperature of the dry gas to about 10° C. to about 60° C.

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The apparatus and method of the present invention relates use of a warm and dry atmosphere in electronic component storage areas. The warm and dry atmosphere provides the benefit of eliminating the baking process and other moisture management issues by removing moisture from the components. In accor

The apparatus and method of the present invention relates use of a warm and dry atmosphere in electronic component storage areas. The warm and dry atmosphere provides the benefit of eliminating the baking process and other moisture management issues by removing moisture from the components. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a component storage system includes an enclosed component storage area and a dry gas delivery system for delivery of a dry gas to the storage area to prevent moisture from being absorbed by the components, and a temperature control system for controlling a temperature of the dry gas to about 10° C. to about 60° C. (iv) a second end, and (v) a longitudinal axis extending between the first end of the planar bight section and the second end of the planar bight section, (B) a first end plate on the first end of the planar bight section, the first end plate being oriented at an oblique angle to the first surface of the planar bight section, and (C) a second end plate on the second end of the planar bight section, the second end plate being oriented at an oblique angle to the first surface of the planar bight section, (2) a second a one-piece U-shaped plate element having (A) a planar bight section which includes (i) a first surface, (ii) a second surface which is co-extensive with the first surface of the planar bight section of the second one-piece plate element, (iii) a first end, (iv) a second end, and (v) a longitudinal axis extending between the first end of the planar bight section of the second one-piece plate element and the second end of the planar bight section of the second one-piece plate element, (B) a first end plate on the first end of the planar bight section of the second one-piece plate element, the first end plate of the second one-pieced plate element being oriented at an oblique angle to the first surface of the planar bight section of the second one-piece plate element, and (C) a second end plate on the second end of the planar bight section of the second one-piece plate element, the second end plate of the second one-piece plate element being oriented at an oblique angle to the first surface of the planar bight section of the second one-piece plate element, (3) the first end plate on the first one-piece plate element and the first end plate on the second one-piece plate element being located and oriented with respect to each other when the first one-piece plate element is assembled to the second one-piece plate element to define a first 90 degree angle and to define a first obstacle-engaging channel adjacent to the first ends of the first and second one-piece plate elements, (4) the second end plate on the first one-piece plate element and the second end plate on the second one-piece plate element being located and oriented with respect to each other when the first one-piece plate element is assembled to the second one-piece plate element to define a second 90 degree angle and to define a second obstacle-engaging channel adjacent to the second ends of the first and second one-piece plate elements, (5) a first planar pad element interposed between the bight section of the first one-piece plate element and the bight section of the second one-piece plate element when the first one-piece plate element is assembled to the second one-piece plate element and having (A) a first surface in contact with the second surface of the bight section of the first one-piece plate element when the first planar pad element is assembled with the first one-piece plate element, (B) a second surface that is spaced apart from the first surface of the first planar pad element in the thickness direction of said framing square and which includes (i) a cut-out portion defined in the second surface of the first planar pad element, the cut-out portion being sized to slidably accommodate the second leg of said framing square when said alignment bracket is mounted on said framing square, (ii) a first shoulder on the first planar pad element adjacent to the cut-out portion and which slidably engages the first side edge of said framing square when said alignment bracket is mounted on said framing square, (iii) a second shoulder on the first planar pad element adjacent to the cut-out portion and which slidably engages the second side edge of said framing square when said alignment bracket is mounted on said framing square, the second shoulder of the first planar pad element being spaced apart from the first shoulder of the first planar pad element by a distance slightly greater than the width dimension of said framing square,