Re: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox alarms

2009-08-27 Thread jim
hi tom i have a mail box alarm. it does work pretty good except when it gets very cold. in the 20 below range. i don't know why they say when its colder the resistance goes down in electronics. maybe the radio waves freeze grin. Jim [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox alarms

2009-08-27 Thread Tom Fowle
Jim, Batteries get lazy when cold. Don't we all? Often voltage drops signifficantly. Assuming there is a battery in the box that'll do it. Tom

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox alarms

2009-08-27 Thread jim
yep tom, you are right hmmm lazy battery syndrome go figure. Jim [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox alarms

2009-08-27 Thread Dale Leavens
was the threshold charge required to trigger some of the logic in the device. - Original Message - From: jim To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 7:03 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Mailbox alarms hi tom i have a mail box alarm. it does