Am Montag, 26. Dezember 2011 schrieb Igor Chudov: > I had, recently, a couple of instances of electronics failing, seemingly, > from cold weather. > > 1. Netgear GS-108 8 port gigabit switch failed when I left on vacation and > let the house cool to 52 degrees F. > > 2. Saitek USB joystick on my CNC mill failed when the garage cooled to, > perhaps, 40 degrees F. > > I am wondering, what specifically could possibly account for those > failures, what mechanism. Thanks.
electrolytic capacitor usually fail when temperatures get near their lower temperature specs, which happens to be 0°C for most consumer products. In consequence the nominal capacity is not reached and the voltage converters fail. Nik ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Write once. Port to many. Get the SDK and tools to simplify cross-platform app development. Create new or port existing apps to sell to consumers worldwide. Explore the Intel AppUpSM program developer opportunity. appdeveloper.intel.com/join http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-appdev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
