electronic parts in garage during winter

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is it safe to keep electronic parts in garage during winter ? or how cold can you keep them before they are ruined

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jimiguitar wrote:is it safe to keep electronic parts in garage during winter ? or how cold can you keep them before they are ruined
That would usually be specified in the component datasheet. How cold does your garage get?
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looks like i'am safe all of the data sheets so far that i saw say -55c which is about -65f it dont get colder than single digits at the worst winters we had

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I would be more worried about condensation causing corrosion than the actual temperature.
I know condensation in my garage can be pretty bad when the temperature changes rapidly.
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deltafred wrote:I would be more worried about condensation causing corrosion than the actual temperature.
I know condensation in my garage can be pretty bad when the temperature changes rapidly.
I agree. Unless you live near the Poles or in some very extreme climatic condition, you must concern more about how humidity work in metal parts of components, than temperature.
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