extreme cold weather = not good for equipment?

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Jan 25, 2005 | 03:30 PM

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Seahag

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Originally posted by JRace:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Seahag:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by JRace:
Every witer this is asked. Every winter this is answered.

It was -15 to -25 for a week here recently. No problems whatsoever with any of my equipment.

I have never ever once heard of anyone actually having cold related problems.

?? really ? [/QUOTE]Yes. Really. [/QUOTE]Its funny because theres an open thread on this
very topic. Surprised you didn`t trip over it on the way into this thread.

Jan 25, 2005 | 04:01 PM

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Originally posted by MaNiC!:
I think equipment breaking in the winter is a myth. I was reading a pro audio mag a few years back and they said it was ok to keep your equipment in a unheated storage space.

And that magazine was absolutly right, in a unheated storage space your not running your equipment. What hurts electronics is heating / cooling and the Speed of temperature change. Electronics are plastic/silicone/ceramic/electroylic for most parts and they simply become brittle when cold.

Jan 25, 2005 | 04:21 PM

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theboy

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Cold weather is bad for beer frezzing in you car as well.

Jan 25, 2005 | 05:24 PM

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Not if you drink fast,lol
Couple weeks ago i popped my trunk to ajust my gain a little when i got to work and i was shocked to see that my amps were dripping with condensation,Never hurt anything though.....

Jan 25, 2005 | 07:29 PM

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JRace

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Originally posted by Seahag:
Its funny because theres an open thread on this
very topic. Surprised you didn`t trip over it on the way into this thread.

Kindly directly me to an open thread in which a person has had their stereo equipment damaged due to cold weather.

Jan 25, 2005 | 08:11 PM

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Originally posted by kickerolds:
i was shocked to see that my amps were dripping with condensation,Never hurt anything though.....

Water is actually a really poor conductor on its own.... [img]graemlins/thumb.gif[/img]

Add dissolved ions and things can get nasty...

Jan 26, 2005 | 05:28 AM

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I believe electronics and cold weather dont mix , say your systm gets cold and freezes from staying outside the whole night/day then u start your ride and drive around for a while with the heat on , then all to ice condensation on your boards turn into a path to conduct all kinds of unhappy electrical problems , thats why they say they work between a certain range of temperature , why do batteries do in cold weather , u get what i mean ??

Jan 26, 2005 | 01:54 PM

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I would certainly agree that extreme temperatures hot or cold are not the ideal operating environment for electronics, come to think of it, for anything. However, as I've stated before, if you are reasonable careful with the volume ****, you should not have any problems. I have not had any in 20+ years in temps from -40c to +40c and I drive a lot, 60-70,ooo km annually.