Re: [TCLUG:5054] Is an mp3 Player Really All That Practical?

[serge@egel2.med.umn.edu (Serge M. Egelman)]

I think a cooling system of some kind might not be a bad idea.  However I don't
think that the cold is a major concern (however frost on the motherboard is a
potentially bad thing), I think that a way of solving this would be to have a
fan circulating air all the time, even when the car is not on.  Would a 6" fan
really drain that much from the car battery?

serge

Allie Micka wrote:

> Granted, having an mp3 player  in the car would really be handy and cut way
> down on scratched cd expenses, but is it safe?
>
> I mean, that equipmert wasn't really intended to withstand the 170 degrees
> of your portable greenhouse in the summer, and I can only imagine the horror
> you would bring to a a hard drive that's cooled overnight to a nice -20 when
> you turn the heat full on.
>
> Has anyone been able to make this work?  Do you need to find and plunk down
> wads of cash for ruggetized components of some kind? or a portable
> temperature control solution?  I dunno...
>
> -Allie Micka
>
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