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Old September 4th 20, 05:12 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Tim Newport-Peace[_6_]
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Default Glider radios from Europe etc

At 15:53 04 September 2020,
John_DeRosa_OHM_Ω_http://aviation.derosaweb.net wrote:
I've never heard of an LCD screen freezing. I have seen displays get
"slug=
gish" in the cold and might seem to be damaged - but a little warmth and
it=
s back to normal.

Possibly the glass top layer of an LCD screen could contract enough to
crac=
k if it got really, really, cold. I'd love to do the experiment (with
some=
one else's radio) but doubt that I could replicate that kind of
environment=
at home. ;-)

- John OHM =E2=84=A6

I have known condensation to cause problems. If it then freezes...