A Real American! Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Is it safe to put any electronic in freezer? Lets say a water resistant phone put in a air tight bag and then thrown in freezer. Would it be safe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flawedspirit Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 I would say no, because water vapor exists everywhere (including tight spaces in your electronics and an air-tight bag) and will freeze and expand, possibly causing damage. If it doesn't, then the un-thawing process will certainly introduce water into places it really shouldn't be, even on a water-resistant phone. Intersect, FiB3R and Aergan 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiB3R Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Condensation is bad. It could/should be fine though, as long as you give it enough time to come back up to room temperature, and let any moisture evaporate. Can I ask why you're asking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted May 9, 2015 Veteran Share Posted May 9, 2015 Without knowing the reason behind the inquiry, as a general rule...not a good idea. If you are testing thermal snags, a gradual controlled cooling is always better as condensation is an issue. Design parameters for electronics are only as good as the weakest component in the design. The operating parameters for the device should be listed such as temperature extremes but ambient temperature for the device is for expected performance. Plain answer is moisture and electronics, not good... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Frank B. Subscriber² Posted May 9, 2015 Subscriber² Share Posted May 9, 2015 Why would you put electronics into the freezer to begin with? Jim K, +John Teacake, Alera and 1 other 4 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakem1 Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 I keep my DVD player in my freezer and haven't had any problems so far. FiB3R 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCA Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Why would you put electronics into the freezer to begin with? What I'd like to know too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhangm Supervisor Posted May 9, 2015 Supervisor Share Posted May 9, 2015 Is it safe to put any electronic in freezer?No. Lets say a water resistant phone put in a air tight bag and then thrown in freezer. Would it be safe?Yes. Household freezers don't get cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123456789A Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Why would you put electronics into the freezer to begin with? I have my PC in the freezer so I can overclock it more. gyeruwbhjdf8734owrieshv, The Evil Overlord, +E.Worm Jimmy and 2 others 5 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Frank B. Subscriber² Posted May 9, 2015 Subscriber² Share Posted May 9, 2015 I have my PC in the freezer so I can overclock it more.Go all out and use liquid Helium as coolant. T3X4S and 123456789A 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_K Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Likely to break the LCD when the liquid in it freezes. Aergan 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyfrog Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 I wouldn't recommend it, but think about car electronics. They have stereos, LCD displays, computers, etc and they sit out in the freezing cold all the time. It was 20 below zero here for a few nights this past winter but it didn't hurt anything. Still seems like an odd thing to do though, why do you want to put them in the freezer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_K Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 I wouldn't recommend it, but think about car electronics. They have stereos, LCD displays, computers, etc and they sit out in the freezing cold all the time. It was 20 below zero here for a few nights this past winter but it didn't hurt anything. Still seems like an odd thing to do though, why do you want to put them in the freezer? Different specs, a car radio would be using industrial parts, -40c to 100c, phones would be using the cheaper commercial parts with a temperature range of 0c to 85c. Aergan 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3X4S Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 My quantum computer only works in a freezer. Bringing it just above absolute zero is the only way I can catch those little suckers ! Like herding cats. Nobody ever told me how hard it was to do this whole quantum state entanglement thing - I tried using salad tongs, tweezers, even my hand - but keep coming up short... besides, its a bit cold, but dont know another way to slow it down. Maybe time travel - special relativity suggest I can slow it down... I'll try that. The lengths one will go to just to play a darned game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+John Teacake MVC Posted May 9, 2015 MVC Share Posted May 9, 2015 OK Why? I remember in the 90s I think people found you could reset car stereos if you put them in a freezer. I knew someone who did that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_K Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 OK Why? I remember in the 90s I think people found you could reset car stereos if you put them in a freezer. I knew someone who did that. I think that's an urban myth personally. The key code will be stored in an EEPROM somewhere, which is more than capable of being stored at a low temperature, and the 'has key been entered?' config will be in SRAM, once you disconnect the power the SRAM contents are lost and it's all random and jumbled, putting it into a freezer isn't likely to do much other than jumble up the random memory contents more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcfan Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 I don't know about electronics but I sometimes put my hot dog in the freezer to cool it down T3X4S 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siah1214 Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Putting a broken hard drive in the freezer is usually good for getting a few more hours useful life out of it (enough time to get important information off of it) But that's about it. Osiris 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osiris Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 lol this is the strangest topic I've seen in a while. That being said, depending on what caused it to die ive been able to bring hdds back from the dead long enough to get data off them, by freezing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnDewCodeRedFreak Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 lol this is the strangest topic I've seen in a while. That being said, depending on what caused it to die ive been able to bring hdds back from the dead long enough to get data off them, by freezing them. I agree it's strange. And, I didn't know about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rippleman Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Is it safe to put any electronic in freezer? Lets say a water resistant phone put in a air tight bag and then thrown in freezer. Would it be safe? i speculate you are trying to fix an wifi antenna issue on an iPhone? I wouldn't do the freezer thing, but the hair dryer method works... sometimes for while, some times only for a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3X4S Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 I am trying to track down an entangled qubit - I put it in the freezer, and it disappeared. If anyone finds it, please keep it in its q state - and return it promptly - thanks The Evil Overlord 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Overlord Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 I am trying to track down an entangled qubit - I put it in the freezer, and it disappeared. If anyone finds it, please keep it in its q state - and return it promptly - thanks Wasn't that how you 'lost it' to begin with? T3X4S 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T3X4S Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Wasn't that how you 'lost it' to begin with? I thought there was someone watching me - it was you - shoulda known Please return my entangled particle The Evil Overlord 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firey Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Putting a broken hard drive in the freezer is usually good for getting a few more hours useful life out of it (enough time to get important information off of it) But that's about it. I've heard that too, personally it didn't work for me, but still... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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