Colds and laptops

Question

laptops

Quite a strange question, but very important.
In the mornings I sometimes have to stand at a bus stop for a long time in the cold, up to 30-40 minutes. The laptop lies in a bag and freezes very much during this time. As I understand it, cold is very bad for the battery. What means to protect the battery, and the laptop itself, can be used?

Answer 1

I would not torment the battery with such cold weather. If for 30-40 minutes in good frost (minus 20-30), then soon it will lose capacity. I ruined two laptops (batteries) like that, instead of 2-3 hours, 10 minutes of battery life remained after forgetting the laptop in the car a couple of times.

Answer 2

I solved this problem in the following way:
I bought this backpack:
www.builtny.com/laptops-backpacks/laptop-backpack-large.html
And wore it under a down jacket, and survived last winter.
It turns out that it is true that you have to look a little hunchbacked, but this is not a big price to pay for the safety of the laptop.
The main thing in this backpack is not to include a laptop.
But if the laptop has recently worked and is still warm, it will warm you :)

Answer 3

I just wrap my laptop in a soft towel before putting it in my bag - I usually work on it a little in the morning - so I put it warm, the towel helps to keep warm, plus the laptop itself is less likely to scratch and small bumps are amortized ... though, I have been on it for so long I don’t stand in the cold - but while the car warms up from the inside, some time also passes - as a result, upon arrival at the place of deployment, the laptop is only slightly cool, maybe 2-3 degrees below room temperature ...
as an option - if the inner pockets in the jacket are deep - in them to lay down the battery.

Answer 4

In principle, I think the advice that photographers leave to each other - they will come in handy when handling any electronic equipment in cold weather ...
- There is silica gel in a bag with electronics. Just to remove excess moisture and there was no condensation.
- Batteries/akuma should be separated and kept warm. Option - inside jacket pocket.
-Maximum sealed storage - so that the same excess moisture does not run back and forth. As an option - a sealed plastic bag, in it - a device without a battery and silica gel. And the battery is closer to the body.
-Let it warm up for at least 15-20 minutes upon arrival in heat
. Something like this. Although I myself manage with silica gel in the special compartment of the backpack. Well, let me warm up. I don't remove the battery.

Answer 5

If the battery is removable, unfasten it into the inner pocket of the jacket / coat / sheepskin coat / down jacket (underline as necessary). Wrap the laptop in a towel, put it in a thermal bag (sold in supermarkets) and all this bundle is already in a laptop bag / backpack.

Answer 6

for the laptop itself, you need to pull it out of the bag when you come to a warm room and let it lie down for several tens of minutes so that the frost formed inside has time to melt and the condensate to evaporate

Answer 7

do not forget that you can ruin the hard drive.
Some time after such operation, if you do not let it warm up in the room before operation, it will be covered with bads.

Answer 8

even in my mobile phone, the battery is quickly discharged ;

Answer 9

It is possible, in theory, to insulate the bag, and add heating pads such as salt into the pockets of the bag from the inside, but this is probably strong in the Jedi way.