Coldest I have been as an adult was Eau Claire, WI. Two winters in a row it hit -45F, and when wind chill was added in it was like -65F. Very dangerous to go out without adequate protection for ALL skin surfaces. Lots of folks were treated for flash frostbite, including eyes. At those temps, especially with wind chill impact, it only takes a moment to get a flash frostbite. I also had to use an engine block heater to keep my car engine relatively warm enough to crank over and start. At the office we had hitching posts with electrical outlets for the heaters.
And, as mentioned earlier (back on track), at those temps the Cold Cranking Reserve capacity of a car battery was heavily impacted. Only the largest and freshest of batteries would crank an engine over and start a car up. I always got a new battery before winter hit, just to make certain I would not be stranded - hopefully. Even at that when the battery was -45F (engine was warmer, but not the battery itself) the engine cranked over very slowly. I do not recall how low a temp the battery electrolyte would freeze at, but with a charged battery with lots of sulfuric acid solution it was not a problem at -45F. A partially discharged battery would have a weaker acid solution, and could freeze, spilling acid all over the engine compartment (or trunk for some cars). Glad to be in +5F (current temp out here), it is kinda warm outside <g>... Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kevin O'Shea > Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 12:47 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [NF] Do laptop batteries wear out faster in the cold? > > > Milwaukee sounds like a warmer climate - here in Ottawa it was -39 this > morning with the wind chill. The kids went off to school as usual. > > Kevin O'Shea > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of John Weller > Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 11:53 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [NF] Do laptop batteries wear out faster in the cold? > > > Solution: > > Move to a warmer climate! > > Like UK? > > John Weller > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
