Darkcrimson Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Greetings, I've recently ordered the Mark V and am anxiously awaiting it's delivery! In the meantime, I've been sketching out different ideas; some of which require the pineapple to be exposed to negative digit temperatures over a prolonged duration. While I've searched the hakshop's product page for the pineapple, I've not found anything to indicate a safe temp. This is more a question of curiosity than anything else. As a matter of fact, I'm totally down with just insulating a pelican case with hand warmers if need be or waiting until summer for the technofun. My first notion would be that any electronic device exposed to -30F windchill over 8 hours will not be happy, especially the battery. Any thoughts or further clarification? Thanks ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrad Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 (edited) I'm not really sure myself, but does anyone here remember the Vapochill pc cases? They got the CPU to -60 something before the pc would even start up, they were used for extreme overclocking. Edited February 27, 2014 by xrad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry99705 Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 (edited) Windchill only affects wet/living objects, so don't worry about that part of the temperature issue. It's solid state, so you don't have to worry about bearings freezing, like a computer, which will crap out at around -20F, at least that's where mine did. I've run D-Link web cams outside to -50F with no issues, so the pineapple should work just fine. Throw it in a sealed case with a pack of desiccant so you don't get condensation and it should be good to go. Forgot about the battery, that's not going to like the cold. It probably won't work at the temps you're talking about. I had to keep photo-lithium AA's in my mini-mag light for flight line work because normal AA's didn't work after -20F. Edited February 27, 2014 by barry99705 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkcrimson Posted February 27, 2014 Author Share Posted February 27, 2014 Good deal! Yeah, I'll see what I can figure out with the battery. Might just be better to wait until Spring before I launch a rooftop Pineapple. At any rate, thank you for following up with me so quickly and clarifying. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry99705 Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Depending on where you put it, just plug it into the wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yabasoya Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 It's the batteries that will die first.. I recently deployed mine in the teens. Black case, pluck foam in the case and the pineapple flush against the batteries. The pineapple kept everything warm enough for my 48hr battery case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry99705 Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 It's the batteries that will die first.. I recently deployed mine in the teens. Black case, pluck foam in the case and the pineapple flush against the batteries. The pineapple kept everything warm enough for my 48hr battery case. Hey, that's a good idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkcrimson Posted March 2, 2014 Author Share Posted March 2, 2014 Now I'm even more anxious! hahaha. This is going to rock... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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