-30C isn't that cold. Last night it was -42C with the wind (not much wind
too). Today it was -28C with 50cm of snow overnight and 50cm more expected
to fall before morning. I love it out here!!
JOSH
(As I shovel the path, it just fills with snow again. I have given up.)
----- Original Message -----
From: "John A. Lind" <jlind@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2002 12:29 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Winder II experiment
> At 18:33 3/3/02, Ian Manners wrote:
> >Hi John
> >
> > >Just out of curiosity, what is the low temperature rating for these
greases
> > >if you happen to have this data? Of interest is the low temperature at
> > >which the grease would stiffen to a point of impeding the winder. Some
of
> >
> >I dont know how to convert to F but here is what I found by placing
> >a winder, and the oil and grease in the freezer ( -30 degrees C)
>
> [test method snipped out]
>
> >Using the winder straight out of the freezer is miles ahead better
> >than it was before a cleaned and lubbed it :-)
>
> [observations about the grease snipped out]
>
> -30C is -86F. This more than answered my question. Neither man nor beast
> should be out in that cold. If it survived that, it should work on a
> Himalyan trek in winter. Maybe not the batteries, but at least the winder
> would if power is wired to it.
>
> You really have a freezer that cold?
> I'm surprised your hand didn't stick to the winder :-)
>
> Thanks,
> -- John
>
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