[colug-432] Freezing LCDs

[Rick Hornsby]

On Jan 5, 2014, at 6:23 PM, jep200404 at columbus.rr.com wrote:

> What is the temperature below which one becomes concerned about 
> LCDs being damaged by freezing?

I’d refer to the manufacturer’s specifications for that answer.  Consumer grade displays (and electronics in general) are less tolerant to temperature extremes than their more expensive industrial (i.e. firetruck) counterparts.

http://americas.kyocera.com/kicc/lcd/notes/tempconsider.html
http://www.digikey.com/Web%20Export/Supplier%20Content/NewhavenDisplay_757/pdf/newhaven-temperature-compensation.pdf?redirected=1
http://www.pacificdisplay.com/lcd_temp_range.htm

You might try poking around on element14.com (though the site seems to be down right now).  Lots of industrial and electronic design engineers use that site, so I’d guess that the question you pose has been asked and answered there.  In fact, I’d bet that a friend who works [for the company behind the site] has tested this very thing.  I’ll ask him.

Full disclosure: The aforementioned company is a former employer, though I had nothing to do directly with the site and derive no benefit from its use or non-use.

-rj