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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>One thing to definitely, not leave in the car in
below freezing weather, is all SAT's before the SATlll, with the flash
memory.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I forgot to bring mine in, years ago, and because
of the cold, the internal battery, that held the RAM, I think it is, for the
"housekeeping", dropped below the hold on voltage. So my SAT died, and I had to
take it back to Inventronics for a reprogramming.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>That is why, I like the SATlll, it has flash
memory. Mind you, I still bring it in, in the Winter.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I leave my strings and parts in, year
round.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I haven't noticed any rust.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I think the airconditioner, comes on with the
defrost, so the air is probably fairly dry.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV>
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<A title=stranges@Oswego.EDU href="mailto:stranges@Oswego.EDU">Michelle
Stranges</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, November 14, 2005 4:21
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CAUT] Tools in the
car</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Thanx all for your input.
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<DIV>I live in the Northeast (Central New York) and it's getting rather cold
here now. (and it gets hot in the summer too- especailly in a car.)</DIV>
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<DIV>My friends in Boston (relatively same climate I would think..) leave ALL
their tools in their car EVERY night all year 'round.</DIV>
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<DIV>The evenings I *don't* bring in my gear- it sure is nice to just leave
the house the next morning with my purse and to-go coffee.</DIV>
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<DIV>Stranges</DIV>
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<DIV>On Nov 14, 2005, at 2:07 PM, Jeff Tanner wrote:</DIV><BR
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<DIV>On Nov 14, 2005, at 11:12 AM, Don wrote:</DIV><BR
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=Helvetica
size=3>Hi Michele,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=Helvetica
size=3>That would depend on the dew point in your area. I tend to leave my
tools</FONT></DIV>
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size=3>in the trunk during the summer only. Once we hit Oct I have to drag
them</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>I used to carry an assortment of repair parts in a Plano fishing tackle
box (I bought it new just for the purpose - so it wasn't like it had old
fish bait in there). At the time, I drove a Chevy Blazer. It was
very functional for service work. It can get very hot in a Chevy
Blazer in the south, even up to about 9 months out of the year (it's pretty
warm out there today, actually). Our summer heat ruined everything
that was in the box. Other than than, I try to not let my tuning
forks, mutes and SAT get exposed to extremes. I haven't noticed any
damage to the stringing wire supply I've carried for probably 15
years. I keep it in a cheap plastic toolbox from Wally World, each
individual spool in a "ziploc" with baby powder sprinkled inside.</DIV>
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<DIV>Jeff</DIV><BR><BR>
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<DIV>Jeff Tanner, RPT</DIV>
<DIV>University of South Carolina</DIV>
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