storing combustable gas sensor in cold

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Originally Posted By: gmartin2
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Is it harmful to store a combustable gas sensor in cold temps?


Geo

ps (above freezing but not by much)

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Originally Posted By: rcooke
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gmartin2 wrote:
Is it harmful to store a combustable gas sensor in cold temps?

Geo

ps (above freezing but not by much)


Good question .
How about Computers and other electronic equipment .
Does below freezing hurt them ?

Roy sr
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Originally Posted By: phinsperger
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Most electronic circuits like the cold.


Sensors - I don't know.
Ink cartridges - No
LCD screens (like on laptops & PDA) - No
Hard drives - don't really care as long as the temp is fairly constant.

Years ago you had to wait for your hard drive to warm up before writing or read to it. Otherwise the head would not quite be the same place due to thermal expansion of the parts in the drive. Todays drives are much better but I still wouldn't go from writing at -30oC to reading at +22oC and expect it to work.

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Originally Posted By: kwilliams
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This time of year ( northeast ) if I don’t


park inside I allways bring my tool bags inside


same with cell phones


if it has a liquid display it might freeze

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Originally Posted By: aleleika
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I do know that when I leave my palm pilot in the car on extreme cold or extreme heat it acts up and takes fore ever to get back to normal operation.

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Originally Posted By: escanlan
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The biggest problems you will have are:


1. Taking the equipment in from cold to warm will cause condensation internally leading to additional issues.

2. No doubt the sensor has a plastic housing as well as other plastic parts. The cold can make them more brittle and prone to cracking and breaking much easier.

Also make sure you read your manual and that there are no adverse affects or innacuracies caused by extended exposure of the sensor to cold temps.