This has a low operating temperature of 32F. Does this mean I shouldn't expect this to work properly when the air in my car is less than 32F?
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As electronics actually work better at lower temperatures I believe that you should have not problem. Why your in your car working on your computer when the inside temp is less than 32 degrees is another question? Besides companies put temperature ranges on products to ensure they have minimal field issues. It will work.
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Hi, last winter it got down to 10 below zero and it worked just fine no problems.
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It worked fine for me at 24 degrees F. I am sure that it would work well below that.
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This unit should not be run if temperatures are below 40 F. Optimally the temperature should be 45 F. There is no upper temperature that I have encountered that causes the unit to malfuntion.
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I checked on my unit and the control goes down to 60 degrees.I have never had it lower than 72.I live in Houston and the room stays cold when the A/C is running.
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I am living in Southern California... Recently cam working fine above 100F outside. Dont know what was inside my car but it was deadly hot. It is good question 'cos my GPS do not work very well in this sort of heat.
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I have mine in the garage. The temperature dosn't get quite get that low, but I can't see why it would not run at that temp.You are still above freezing.Richard S.
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As far as cold weather performance, I'm now disappointed. I tested it today with both the car and the just-charged powerall cold, at -15°C (5F). It doesn't work. But there could be something wrong with mine and maybe it's not fully charged. While charging, it stayed at the 3-led level for 4 hrs. So I dis/reconnected charger, and suddenly it goes to 5 leds and stops. Something's weird.
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Well, the owner's manual warns only against leaving the unit in the car for very long because if it's too hot, like here in Arizona, that could harm it internally. I place it on the dashboard of my truck when driving and it works just fine. As far as cold weather, I haven't had to deal with that. I hope that helps you.Tony from Arizony
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My unit seems to run fine at colder temps It will shut off itself if it does not need to run.. But I don't run it when it gets below 50 degrees outside ,because I have no need to run it then.
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I run mine at 64°. Never tried going below that. What do the manufacturer's specs say?
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I don't know if a temp was given, but I lived in a place that regularly dropped to WELL below zero, and with this unit, my car would fire up as if it were summer! I really liked mine, and wish it would fit on my newer car.
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Mine doesn't get that hot or even warm. It has a small cooling fan that isn't loud. I haven't mounted mine in a vehicle but under a front seat might be a good spot. You want to keep the 12 volt cables as short as possible, especially if you want to run close to the rated output.
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No that is not normal. The range of temperature in Fahrenheit should be about 0 to 799 degrees. I do not know what it should be in Celsius. Sound like your unit has a bug in it
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Thomas, That is exactly what my husband is doing with this fan. The max temp is up to 140 F (60 C). It works great, better than expected. He is also using a speed controller on it. It is really quiet too.
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I bought this for my son. He left it in a cold car and then it no longer worked. Did you expose yours to extreme temperatures?
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According to the Troubleshooting section of the instruction manual, the unit will not operate satisfactorily if the temperature is below 41 F. I would imagine that all higher temps are okay unless the unit overheats in extreme temperatures, but that was not mentioned. I hope this helps. Rx