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Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar
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@yngmar@social.tchncs.de  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

Pretty cold. Discoveries I made this morning:

EVA rubber boots are no longer flexible and difficult to wear until your feet warm them up.

LCD displays stop working.

The fancy microcontroller thermometer had an integer overflow and showed +64°C when it was... I guess -31 or 32? 😆

The -25°C winter wiper fluid is now solid, but it shouldn't damage the cars as it has contracted rather than expanded like water does.

The barn cat is still alive and got warm water and leftover porridge.

LRT reports -34°C in nearby Ukmergė and that diesel engines can't run on jelly. Apparently LPG vehicles had problems too, not enough Propane in the mix: https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2825089/lithuania-records-lowest-temperatures-in-30-years-cold-disrupts-public-transport

#Lithuania #Cold #Winter #Diesel #Physics #Electronics

A picture from image search illustrating what happens to diesel fuel when it gets cold. A fuel filter is held up that is filled with yellow gel blocking it, looking like vanilla custard.
A picture from image search illustrating what happens to diesel fuel when it gets cold. A fuel filter is held up that is filled with yellow gel blocking it, looking like vanilla custard.
A picture from image search illustrating what happens to diesel fuel when it gets cold. A fuel filter is held up that is filled with yellow gel blocking it, looking like vanilla custard.
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Lithuania records lowest temperatures in 30 years, cold disrupts public transport

Lithuania recorded its lowest air temperatures in nearly three decades as severe cold gripped much of the country, the L...
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diana 🏳️‍⚧️🦋🌱
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@dianea@lgbtqia.space replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

@yngmar

I tried to do electrical wiring in a -25C warehouse, but the wire insulation flaked from the copper 🫣

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Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar
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@yngmar@social.tchncs.de replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

@dianea Yup, that's how the garden hose died. PVC goes stiff and brittle 😬

But I tried to do wiring in much less cold once (construction site without windows in winter) and couldn't work out how to. Either you wear gloves and fumble the wires from them or you don't wear gloves and fumble the wires from stiff fingers.

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diana 🏳️‍⚧️🦋🌱
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@dianea@lgbtqia.space replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

@yngmar

I was able to do the wiring in that warehouse freezer by going back to the heated shop and bending new conduit and pulling the wires there, bringing all that to the freezer, and mounting the assembly. I had to take a heat gun to the frozen wires between conduit sections to be unfolded and put together.

We now have specialized wire for freezers, but the insulation is way too soft for my liking.

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