Fred wrote :
> 2. Well, I'm assuming that the wind chill made it seem to exposed skin
that
> the temperature was -30C, and that the actual temperature was higher
> (although, depending upon where you live, you may have meant -30C before
the
> wind chill). In any event, it is possible that your LX was
malfunctioning,
> but it might also have been frozen condensation. (You didn't say whether
you
> kept it in a plastic bag, or whether you were just sticking it under your
> coat, or how you were protecting (or not protecting) it. Batteries do
lost
> their "oomph" when chilled, but what you described seemed to be more of a
> mechanical mirror problem than an electrical shutter problem.
Yes, batteries loes their "oomph" but another point to consider in extreem
cold is the expansion,/shrinking of plastic versus metal.
This can and will cause binding in mechanical components.
> 3. Supposedly, older lube grease tends to get more viscous than fresh
> grease, so this might have been a factor - I don't think you said how
recent
> was the last CLA for your LX.
Even when the CLA was done as recently as the day before a trip in extreem
cold temperatures, grease should be used according to the surrounding
temperatures.
I compare with my experience with handguns.
The lube and grease that I use on my BHP in the South, will cause the gun to
jam in Alaska.
We have seen this problem several times in training classes.
fredd
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