E-Readers In The Sauna?

Ransom · 07-03-2011, 05:42 PM

That thread Care started about reading at the beach got me thinking about this. I used to workout at the gym and then spend some time in the sauna before hitting the showers. One thing I found out about a sauna is that books like paperbacks without sewn pages will start to come undone as the glue begins to melt if you take them into a sauna where it's typically at least a 140 degrees. Has anyone tried taking their e-reader into a sauna? I'm wondering if that dry heat will damage them?

HarryT · 07-03-2011, 05:46 PM

Most electronic devices have a specification for maximum operating temperature and humidity - typically the maximum temp is around 35-40C. I imagine a sauna would probably exceed that.

Ransom · 07-03-2011, 05:49 PM

That's what I'm thinking too. But not being a rich man, I'm too cowardly to test the theory.

CRussel · 07-03-2011, 05:57 PM

Stick to newspapers in the sauna. They don't have any glue, and you won't fry their electronics.

orlok · 07-03-2011, 07:05 PM

IMHO you would have to be nuts to contemplate taking an ereader into somewhere that hot and humid

Ransom · 07-03-2011, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by orlok

IMHO you would have to be nuts to contemplate taking an ereader into somewhere that hot and humid

Well, I was thinking of borrowing yours.

patrickt · 07-03-2011, 08:03 PM

I think it would be nice to read your Kindle in the sauna. That way, when they find your dead body they can say, "Oh, look, he was reading Little Women.

mpeg2 · 07-03-2011, 08:39 PM

Years ago, I was asked to make a timer for a friend with a sauna - the idea was that he could set it for however long he wanted to have the session be & it would count down to zero. Before I made it, I did a simple test - brought a LED connected to a battery into the sauna - it lasted about 2 minutes & died from the heat. My ultimate solution was to put the electronics outside & use an incandescent numeric display inside.

From that experience, I'd speculate that an ebook in a sauna might last about 5-10 minutes...

Rich

Ransom · 07-03-2011, 08:48 PM

"Oh, look, he was reading Little Women."

Ouch!

"...brought a LED connected to a battery into the sauna - it lasted about 2 minutes & died from the heat."

So I guess my lighted case is out of the question.

GraceKrispy · 07-03-2011, 11:45 PM

Honestly, that would never occur to me, but now I'm sure I won't be taking my ereader into my sauna... unless I set it at 80 degrees (in which case I might as well just hang out outside and read...)

vxf · 07-04-2011, 12:20 AM

At the gym I go to, one person keeps bringing in a K2 in a ziploc bag. She has been doing it for weeks now, every day, and it seems to work. At first I thought she would be soon disappointed - I figured it would have to fail. Yet, so far, nothing has happened to it. She does say that page turn slow down in there - we both wondered whether the heat is doing that - but the device goes back to normal when it cools down.

I am tempted to try with my old PRS900 - as I don't use it anymore very often. It's my beach/pool reader, the one I don't mind mistreating.

Tomsk · 07-04-2011, 10:11 AM

I don't go in saunas, but here's an idea for a brave e-reader owner - water cooled e-reader.

Two different sized zip-loc bags, the smaller one large enough for the e-reader.
Seal the e-reader in the smaller bag.
Place the combination inside the larger bag.
Top up the larger bag with (ice)cold water and seal.
Job done!

lestatar · 07-04-2011, 12:19 PM

^ Hmmmm...very interesting! Would this help with preventing condensation and such?

Any takers? Brave volunteers?

sassanik · 07-04-2011, 12:38 PM

As someone who worked in QA and did extreme climate testing on a electronic devices at one time, hot and humid is usually one of the fastest ways to kill electronics. They do not like it at all, though small doses of it are normally not too damaging.

I guess you could talk to someone in the South East of the US who has left their ereader in the car during the summer? That might get up to sauna temperatures.

Amy

Jeff Rivera · 07-04-2011, 01:04 PM

I would be afraid to take any electronic device into a sauna for all the reasons mentioned above. I would stick to magazines/newspapers/books that you don't mind getting ruined while there.

07-03-2011, 05:42 PM	#1
Ransom Banned Posts: 242 Karma: 51054 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Belleville, IL Device: Kindle-3	E-Readers In The Sauna? That thread Care started about reading at the beach got me thinking about this. I used to workout at the gym and then spend some time in the sauna before hitting the showers. One thing I found out about a sauna is that books like paperbacks without sewn pages will start to come undone as the glue begins to melt if you take them into a sauna where it's typically at least a 140 degrees. Has anyone tried taking their e-reader into a sauna? I'm wondering if that dry heat will damage them?

07-03-2011, 05:46 PM	#2
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 54,666 Karma: 26165759 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Touch, PW, Fire HD, iPad 3, iPhone 4, Samsung Tab 2 7 + More	Most electronic devices have a specification for maximum operating temperature and humidity - typically the maximum temp is around 35-40C. I imagine a sauna would probably exceed that. __________________ Harry Currently proofreading The Poison Belt, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

07-03-2011, 05:57 PM	#4
CRussel Wizard Posts: 2,649 Karma: 23501034 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: K PW, K3 3G, K3 WiFi, Original Fire, Fire HD	Stick to newspapers in the sauna. They don't have any glue, and you won't fry their electronics. __________________ Charlie. http://blogs.msmvps.com/russel My MobileRead 2013 Reading Challenge List My MobileRead 2012 Reading Challenge List

07-03-2011, 11:45 PM	#10
GraceKrispy Rollin' with the punches Posts: 3,895 Karma: 2633039 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: (USA) Device: Sony PRS-650, droid x, sad damaged 505	Honestly, that would never occur to me, but now I'm sure I won't be taking my ereader into my sauna... unless I set it at 80 degrees (in which case I might as well just hang out outside and read...) __________________

07-04-2011, 12:20 AM	#11
vxf Guru Posts: 877 Karma: 1397724 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Norman, OK Device: Sony PRS 350, 900, 950; iPad3, iPad Mini; Kindle Touch, Paperwhite	At the gym I go to, one person keeps bringing in a K2 in a ziploc bag. She has been doing it for weeks now, every day, and it seems to work. At first I thought she would be soon disappointed - I figured it would have to fail. Yet, so far, nothing has happened to it. She does say that page turn slow down in there - we both wondered whether the heat is doing that - but the device goes back to normal when it cools down. I am tempted to try with my old PRS900 - as I don't use it anymore very often. It's my beach/pool reader, the one I don't mind mistreating. __________________ I received in inheritance neither god, nor a given spot on earth from where I can draw the attention of a god: no one either legated me the well disguised fury of the skeptic, the Sioux guiles of the rationalist or the burning innocence of the atheist. So I dare not throw the stone neither at the one who believes in things which inspire me only doubt, nor at the one who cultivates his doubt as if it was not, just as well, surrounded with darkness. STIG DAGERMAN

07-03-2011, 05:49 PM	#3
Ransom Banned Posts: 242 Karma: 51054 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Belleville, IL Device: Kindle-3	That's what I'm thinking too. But not being a rich man, I'm too cowardly to test the theory.

07-03-2011, 07:05 PM	#5
orlok Desperation Posts: 7,167 Karma: 207511074 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Fire HD, Kobo glo	IMHO you would have to be nuts to contemplate taking an ereader into somewhere that hot and humid

07-03-2011, 08:03 PM	#7
patrickt Evangelist Posts: 442 Karma: 1144794 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Oaxaca, Mexico Device: K3, Kindle Basic	I think it would be nice to read your Kindle in the sauna. That way, when they find your dead body they can say, "Oh, look, he was reading Little Women.

07-03-2011, 08:39 PM	#8
mpeg2 Member Posts: 24 Karma: 1612 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle	Years ago, I was asked to make a timer for a friend with a sauna - the idea was that he could set it for however long he wanted to have the session be & it would count down to zero. Before I made it, I did a simple test - brought a LED connected to a battery into the sauna - it lasted about 2 minutes & died from the heat. My ultimate solution was to put the electronics outside & use an incandescent numeric display inside. From that experience, I'd speculate that an ebook in a sauna might last about 5-10 minutes... Rich

07-03-2011, 08:48 PM	#9
Ransom Banned Posts: 242 Karma: 51054 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Belleville, IL Device: Kindle-3	"Oh, look, he was reading Little Women." Ouch! "...brought a LED connected to a battery into the sauna - it lasted about 2 minutes & died from the heat." So I guess my lighted case is out of the question.

07-04-2011, 10:11 AM	#12
Tomsk Womble Posts: 115 Karma: 4429708 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Manchester, UK Device: K4, KFHD8.9, Fujitsu S1300	I don't go in saunas, but here's an idea for a brave e-reader owner - water cooled e-reader. Two different sized zip-loc bags, the smaller one large enough for the e-reader. Seal the e-reader in the smaller bag. Place the combination inside the larger bag. Top up the larger bag with (ice)cold water and seal. Job done! __________________ Just when you think there's no one around who's caring, along comes a friend who offers a hand in sharing, then things start looking fine. Sometimes tears and sorrow are all the things you've got and just when you think you're all by yourself, you're not.

07-04-2011, 12:19 PM	#13
lestatar LB's lolz Mutt Minion Posts: 2,902 Karma: 5700001 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Hong Kong now but NYC forever Device: Kindle3, GalaxyTab, BB Bold9700, BB 8300, Sony Clie, Palm Vx, Palm III	^ Hmmmm...very interesting! Would this help with preventing condensation and such? Any takers? Brave volunteers?

07-04-2011, 12:38 PM	#14
sassanik Guru Posts: 755 Karma: 199991 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Oregon Device: EB1150, iPhone, Cool-er Purple, Pocketbook 360, Kindle Fire	tester As someone who worked in QA and did extreme climate testing on a electronic devices at one time, hot and humid is usually one of the fastest ways to kill electronics. They do not like it at all, though small doses of it are normally not too damaging. I guess you could talk to someone in the South East of the US who has left their ereader in the car during the summer? That might get up to sauna temperatures. Amy __________________ www.estarbooks.com

07-04-2011, 01:04 PM	#15
Jeff Rivera Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: none	I would be afraid to take any electronic device into a sauna for all the reasons mentioned above. I would stick to magazines/newspapers/books that you don't mind getting ruined while there.

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