Heat!

jebjerome · 24th November 2007

Can gear handle being at 150-200 degrees Fahrenheit for an hour or so without any ugly consequences? Cables?

bunnerabb · 24th November 2007

Depends on the humidity, too.

The wost enemies of gear are heat, liquids and that oily film of airborne dust that gathers on components.

So, are you like.. smuggling this stuff to Argentina in an unvented car?

Doing a gig in an oven?

Recording a volcano?

It will most likely survive, but I'd cool it down a bit before booting it up.

Especially stuff with MPUs.

jebjerome · 25th November 2007

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So, are you like.. smuggling this stuff to Argentina in an unvented car?

Doing a gig in an oven?

Recording a volcano?

Might be doing some thermal pest eradication which heats the place to 160 or so for an hour. Was going to remove the computer, but wasn't sure if I needed to get all the other stuff out.

valleysound · 25th November 2007

I'm no expert, but capacitors do contain fluids which may be affected. Plastics can get brittle like an old california dashboard. Plastic insulators in cables may be damaged. What about the cones in your monitors? Doesn't seem safe to me in my opinion. If you really need to kill bugs with heat, I wouldn't touch a thing until everything had cooled down.

Energie · 25th November 2007

I would remove your valuable gear, or rather all gear if you can. Better safe then sorry. if you can't, make sure it is not running!!!

24th November 2007	#1
jebjerome Gear addict Joined: Feb 2004 Location: Easy Bay, California Posts: 474 Thread Starter	Heat! Can gear handle being at 150-200 degrees Fahrenheit for an hour or so without any ugly consequences? Cables?

24th November 2007	#2
bunnerabb Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2004 Location: The Big Wide City Posts: 1,089	Depends on the humidity, too. The wost enemies of gear are heat, liquids and that oily film of airborne dust that gathers on components. So, are you like.. smuggling this stuff to Argentina in an unvented car? Doing a gig in an oven? Recording a volcano? It will most likely survive, but I'd cool it down a bit before booting it up. Especially stuff with MPUs. __________________ "It CAN be done. You can drive a car with your feet, but that don't make it a good f*cking idea". - Chris Rock

25th November 2007	#4
valleysound Gear maniac Joined: Jan 2006 Location: Hills of Vermont Posts: 171	I'm no expert, but capacitors do contain fluids which may be affected. Plastics can get brittle like an old california dashboard. Plastic insulators in cables may be damaged. What about the cones in your monitors? Doesn't seem safe to me in my opinion. If you really need to kill bugs with heat, I wouldn't touch a thing until everything had cooled down. __________________ Paul Magro 802.356.7001 www.ValleySound.net

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