left my clie in the cold...

[j0nblayz]

hey, few days ago i was helpin my girl move in a new place, so i just left my t615 in my car while i helped her, well the temperature dropped to like -30c, and ended up leaving my clie in my car outside for bout 6 hours.. after i got back into my car, i looked at my clie, and for some reason the screen was on and it seemed to be hanged, it was displayin the huge bootup sony sign. i tried everything to get it workin, tried to do soft resets and nothing, was still gettin stuck during boot, after bout an hour of tryin to get it to work, i ended up doing a hard reset... finally it started working.. so not sure if it was the cold that messed up my clie or just a fluke... was wondering, does the cold harm the clie in any way?

[Pman]

So...you left it in the cold and the screen "froze".....makes sense to me!

Actually I have never heard of that happening. Is it still working alright?

[madkins007]

Cold can do some really nasty things to electronics. Most components are only rated to perform withing certain temp ranges. However, this is OPERATING ranges, not 'turned off and sitting there' ranges.

Sensitive electronics that have been allowed to 'freeze' should be allowed to warm up to reasonable temps before being turned on. Gentle dry heat will help speed things up (think along the lines of being wrapped in a fluffy towel just out of the dryer!)

A few concerns:

- Batteries operate very poorly at low temps. Trying to use them can shorten their lives (this is a generic statement. I don't know the specs off-hand for LiIon batteries.)

- When using electronics, you are sending small jolts of heat along the circuitry. This pulse of heat can, in some situations, damage 'frozen' components.

- Extreme cold makes everything more brittle- glass, plastic, connectors, circuitry. Avoid jarring or shock in cold weather.

- As things warm up, be careful of condensation. It will try to form everywhere- especially inside things that are not sealed, like the screen. Let things warm up AND dry out before use.

[nevarDeath]

You should probably take out the battery when it's heating back up, condensation can't hurt it if there's no electricity running through it, then just let it dry

[j0nblayz]

everything seems to be working fine now, only thing i noticed is that the battery seems to die lil' faster, not sure if i'm trippin but yesterday i used it only for a lil bit and next thing i knew the battery was at 23%.. so i mighta harmed the battery, not sure.. gonna test it out more today, only if there was some kinda online timer that timed how long i have been using the clie for...

[rob_squared]

At least its not dead.

[rob_squared]

At least its not dead.

[wilsonch_98]

After j0nblayz's sharing, I finally realise the importance to have those "operating temperature" in the specification in the manual. I would have never imagine -30c... as I am from a warm place....

[davy19]

extrem cold or extreme warm(hot) is never good for any electronics

biggest thing if it ever in extreme temperatures dont use it until it gets back into a good operating temperature, and if you ever get water on in it..never turn it until at least 24-48 hours to allow it to dry ir it might short circuit it

[rob_squared]

Sorry for the double post, the page timed out.

[Palié]

The liquid crystal in the LCD was probably frozen to cause the screen malfunction. Too bad we live in Canada, I left my Clie in my backpack for one hour outside in -20 C temp, when I turned it on, the battery was at 3.95v, then it went back to 4.04v after a minute. Now I leave it in my pocket all the time in winter. At least Toronto is not as cold as Calgary:).