Thomas G. Marshall wrote:
I was wondering if it makes any particular sense to install a dehumidifier
to protect any power tools.

The basement is not "dripping" wet, but the air is a "little" damp feeling
in the summer, and there is some water that comes in a very small amount in
one corner.

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If you will lay out the cash to buy a dehumidifier and the cash to
install and operate it, your tools, your house and your wife's
olfactories will never know how much they appreciate your effort.

If you do nothing; expect a stink from your basement, your tools, your
house and your wife.

Tom in KY, finding mold in houses that could have been
prevented,,easily.