Hi Tech Audio Stuff Does Not Like Winter

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Hi Tech Audio Stuff Does Not Like Winter

January 11, 2007, 11:48:21 PM

I'll start this off by saying I should have known better, having lived here all my life.

But today I went out to the car to start it, and of course I left my satellite radio and stereo on over night. After I started the car and began chiseling the 1/4" of frost off the windshield, I noticed both the LCD display on the Sirius Radio and stereo had froze. I left both in the house all day to "thaw" and they still won't work.

Is this common to LCD type displays? Anything I can do, short of going back to Canadian Tire and claiming the radio was defective? Does cold really fry this hi tech stuff.

Thanks, I know very little about LCD and stereo stuff.

Hi Tech Audio Stuff Does Not Like Winter

Reply #1 – January 12, 2007, 12:59:02 AM

A dumbass at work used a can of compressed air to freeze a spot on the LCD monitor. The spot is stuck like that. The rest of the screen is black but the frozen spot looks like a rainbow. Been that way for 2 years. The guy didn't even get in any trouble over it. But other than that I didn't think the cold could mess them up. I quess this is more proof that this is a problem. Also I do know the monitor was on when the guy froze it so that might have something to do with it.

Hi Tech Audio Stuff Does Not Like Winter

Reply #2 – January 12, 2007, 01:29:01 AM

http://www.howstuffworks.com/lcd.htm

Hi Tech Audio Stuff Does Not Like Winter

Reply #3 – January 12, 2007, 01:30:59 AM

Just a lesson on why not to leave electronics on in the cold I guess. Basically what has happened is the Sirius Display has frozen all red (as if every pixel were lit up). I'll try and return it, and see what they say. I mean the thing is sold in Manitoba, they know it will be used in winter.

That sucks about your monitor. If someone did that in my shop at work, their tools might walk away on their own one night

Although, we have enough problems of people with greasy fingers (me included) typing getting away with not cleaning the keyboard.

Edit: Cool site Paul.

Hi Tech Audio Stuff Does Not Like Winter

Reply #4 – January 13, 2007, 10:53:25 PM

Yay!! Canadian tire gave me a new Sirius radio, even a slightly newer model. I told them what happened and they called Sirius who said it was covered under warranty.

But just another FYI, don't turn on electronics left out in the cold once they are out of warranty.

Hi Tech Audio Stuff Does Not Like Winter

Reply #5 – January 13, 2007, 11:12:03 PM

Ive had my 17" Dell laptop out in below freezing temps without a problem. However it had already been running inside so who knows.

Also, it was probably only a couple degrees below freezing... I doubt that was the case up there in Canadaland.

Hi Tech Audio Stuff Does Not Like Winter

Reply #6 – January 14, 2007, 01:09:56 AM

Yeah. It was -42 that night (before the wind chill).

Had I actually looked at the forecast I probably would have left the car idling, or brought the radio in side.

Hi Tech Audio Stuff Does Not Like Winter

Reply #7 – January 14, 2007, 08:57:24 AM

Some electronic equipment don't like the very cold temperature, such a LCD display equip, and dont like a change of temperature, like -20 to 0 degrees in a few minutes, this make a condensation in the circuitry, and make a shorts by a "dyalise" (electric vs moist conductance)...

Two years ago I changed My 2 meter ham radio in My truck from a Yaesu FT2400 to a ALINCO DR1200T, the Alinco was not survived to the changes of temp in the truck, and I blown the rig, so I purchased another FT2400 (mil specs).

I never see or owned a sat radios, but I guess I'll made for that, You probably purchased a bad batch of these radio set maybe!!!.

But electronical will work on any weather/change of temperature, such a car computers...

Regards,