Xenarc and extreme tempatures

blk02si · 07-05-2005, 10:55 PM

Hello,

Im new to the forums and I gotta say, you guys rock!! I finally have a resource for my computer and car addictions. Anyway Im building a carPC and was looking into the Xenarc 7" touch screen. I live in Michigan and we see everything from 95 degress to 10 below in the winter. Im more worried about the cold than the heat. Im wondering if anyone has exposed the Xenarc unit to these extremes and if so the performance or lack there of under these conditions. Thanks for any help/reviews.

thanatos106 · 07-05-2005, 11:00 PM

Well I live in miami beach...... and I have a xenarc, the screen works fine.

BTW i'm running 2 40mm fans in the back.

Good luck with you new project.

Thanatos

thanatos106 · 07-06-2005, 01:24 AM

Quote:

Hey how did you wire up you 2x 40mm fans in you LCD Screen?

I just got one of those HD coolers and put the fans in the back of the screen (they are screw to the screen bracket) and then I just use the acc line to get power.

Ok .... cheeckz185??

Any other question please use the threads...

Thanks.

Thanatos

Cheekz185 · 07-06-2005, 01:41 AM

so u basically just removed the HDD fans and mounted them to the back of the LCD?

thanatos106 · 07-06-2005, 01:42 AM

yeap.....

Cheekz185 · 07-06-2005, 01:44 AM

you put them where the speakers are on the lcd? and were you able to put the backing of the LCD back on?

thanatos106 · 07-06-2005, 01:46 AM

no inside............ out side the screen!!!!!! I never open my screen and I think I never will..

Cheekz185 · 07-06-2005, 01:48 AM

gotcha!

Auxon · 07-06-2005, 01:40 PM

I just installed my xenarc last week and am dealing with the hot temperatures here in Boston. What I've experienced is that the screen will not work at hot temperatures, either fails to display any image or displayes a garbaged one if any. Once the screen has cooled down via air conditioning, being put in the fridge, or whatever, it returns to normal operation.

I'm sure heating it and cooling it isn't good for it, but I haven't found a good alternative yet.

Aux

Cheekz185 · 07-06-2005, 01:45 PM

What about just turning up the AC?

knubile · 07-06-2005, 02:01 PM

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Im more worried about the cold than the heat.

I live in Ottawa, Canada and see -30C during the winter. Not sure how cold it actually gets inside the car, but it's definietly worse than Michigan. The worst I've seen is a slow redraw rate on the screen. It's never stopped working for me.
I think it's pretty good for the winter. I've never had an issue besides the slow redraw that only last the few minutes until the inside of the car is at a decent temp again.

blk02si · 07-06-2005, 02:02 PM

Im talking about when it sits overnight or something. Or if its buried in snow for a couple days. How do extreme temps effect the life/ quality of display, ect.

thanatos106 · 07-06-2005, 02:57 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Auxon

I just installed my xenarc last week and am dealing with the hot temperatures here in Boston. What I've experienced is that the screen will not work at hot temperatures, either fails to display any image or displayes a garbaged one if any. Once the screen has cooled down via air conditioning, being put in the fridge, or whatever, it returns to normal operation.

I'm sure heating it and cooling it isn't good for it, but I haven't found a good alternative yet.

Aux

Well thry the fans solution...... you can try 80mm if you think that 40mm are to small.
We just reached 110 (Inside the car) yesterday and the screens haven't stop to work.

Thanatos