by mightyohm

Question by SC: How hot would it have to be for electronics to get damaged?
Like i always keep my room at like 65-75 degrees, so i know that is nothing but i was wondering how hot would a room have to possibly get for like CDs or DVDs or any electronics to become damaged. I would guess it would have to be extremely hot with the the sun shinning right through the windows and my room’s thermostat would have to be set to like 100 degrees. But anyway i was just curious?

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Answer by ioerr
It varies from device to device, and even from one instance of a device to another of the same make and model. In addition, it depends on what the actual temperature of the device itself is getting up to. This can vary depending on whether there’s air flow over it, whether there’s a lot of dust built up on it, whether it has a heat sink and so on.

Generally the chips I actually bother to monitor are rated for something approaching as high as 70C, 80C or even 100C sometimes, but I try to keep them well below that, below 50C if I can.

Most of your “server farm” enviornments are kept air conditioned pretty heavily most of the time, below 70F generally at least.

Yeah, if your room has a high ambient temp, like over 75 or 80F, yeah if your electronics aren’t cooled properly, yeah that could possibly cause a problem, maybe. Especially for PC stuff. Your tv and so on might not be so sensitive.

I don’t think your CDs or DVDs are going to be so temp sensitive, unless they start to melt. That would have be pretty hot. They can be sensitive to light though. You should keep them in a dark place.

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