Re: Heat, Cold, & Leaving a Cell Phone in the Car

Temperatures inside a closed car in the summer can reach 180F.

That said, we leave multiple cell phones in multiple cars year round,
and have never had problems (We live in Ohio; we get 90 degree
temperature days, but we also get -5F days).

I think a bigger concern with your idea is leaving the charger on all
the time. While I don't think that will hurt the phone, I do think it
will kill the battery prematurely.


ggdbr01@pacbell.net wrote:

> Hello all:
>
> I would like to leave a cell phone in my car permanently. I have run a
> (cig lighter) charger cable into the glove box of the car, and I just
> leave the cell phone plugged in. It only charges when I'm driving.
>
> So far, I haven't had any problems doing this, but I've only been doing
> it for a few weeks.
>
> My question is, does anyone know if the temperature changes inside the
> car are likely to damage the cell phone over time?
>
> I live in northern California, USA (near Berkeley/San Francisco), and
> the outside temperature throughout the year probably ranges from 40
> degrees F (about 4 degrees C) to 90 degrees F (about 32 degrees C). I
> suspect the temperature in the car gets over 100 degrees F (about 37
> degrees C) at times, though only for a few hours during the hottest
> part of a summer day.
>
> If you have any thoughts, opinions, or experiences with this kind of
> thing, I'd be glad to read what you have to say.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
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