Is it safe to keep racquets in the car during summer?
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phidias barrios
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Here's a related thread on the topic:
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/viewtopic.php?t=12388&highlight=trunk+car
Personally, I also avoid leaving my rackets in my car for extended periods of time. Unless you work in a very professional setting, you should probably bring you gear along with you into your office.
Phidias.
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/viewtopic.php?t=12388&highlight=trunk+car
Personally, I also avoid leaving my rackets in my car for extended periods of time. Unless you work in a very professional setting, you should probably bring you gear along with you into your office.
Phidias.
JohnThomas1
Professional
I wouldn't even even think of it. A mates Ti S8 imploded from the same. It's not good for the strings either.
David Pavlich
Professional
Your stringer will love you! A day in your car in the summer will reduce your tension dramatically.
And don't think that if you have one of the bags with some sort of insulation that it's going to help. The bags aren't air tight, so the ambient temp in your car will get in and take the tension out of your strings.
David
And don't think that if you have one of the bags with some sort of insulation that it's going to help. The bags aren't air tight, so the ambient temp in your car will get in and take the tension out of your strings.
David
bravestennis
Rookie
i just bring my rackets into school. I leave my clothes shoes and other stuff in the car.
LoveThisGame
Professional
As I recall an old USRSA article, 20 minutes in the hot car and you've lost 20% of the energy of the strings.
I'm on the soap box regularly with customers, including annual reminders in my newsletter. I'm finally getting through to most.
It's always messy in summer to have a customer return after 2-3 weeks complaining about the strings and having to walk them through this cause.
Such as: Did you stop for groceries after playing tennis? Did you stop for lunch with the tennis gang after play? Did you want to sneak out of work early and therefore didn't want to bring your bag inside?
I'm on the soap box regularly with customers, including annual reminders in my newsletter. I'm finally getting through to most.
It's always messy in summer to have a customer return after 2-3 weeks complaining about the strings and having to walk them through this cause.
Such as: Did you stop for groceries after playing tennis? Did you stop for lunch with the tennis gang after play? Did you want to sneak out of work early and therefore didn't want to bring your bag inside?
polakosaur
Rookie
what about if you leave it in the trunk under a shady area in the parking lot?
What about people whom leave their stuff at home during the while their at work and the house gets hot?
What about people whom leave their stuff at home during the while their at work and the house gets hot?
polakosaur
Rookie
I was at work today and posted the previos question up. I had nothing to do today so i decided to go experiment and answer that question. I borrowed a digital Thermometer from a lady at my office and i measured the temperatures of different places. these readings will be in farenheit.
Outside at around 1 o'clock it was 89.1 degrees
Inside my car it was 97.3 degrees
inside the trunk of my car it was 91.4 degrees
Inside my office it was 77.7 degrees
I parked under a trees to get the shade on my car. The temperature reading of 89.1 degrees for the outside temperature was the same in the sun and in the shade. I wasn't that surprised it was 97.3 degrees inside the car. The car was under shade and it will be cooler.
I was surprised that it was only 91.4 degrees in the trunk. that means theres only a 2.3 degrees higher in the trunk than the outside temperature of 89.1.
Next week i will park my car under the blazing sun in the middle of the parking lot and do this again.
I haven't thought about these results thourougly to get good opinion, but i think that if you play in 89.1 degree weather and the trunk is 91.4 degrees that it will not be that big of a difference. But you must also factor in that the room temperature was 77.7 degrees and its about a 13 degree difference.
Next wednesday i start college and i was planning on leaving my racquets in my car trunk while i'm in class so i can play afterwards, but now i may have to rethink that.
Anyone have any opinions on these results. What do you think is the safest room temperature for racquets to be in?
Outside at around 1 o'clock it was 89.1 degrees
Inside my car it was 97.3 degrees
inside the trunk of my car it was 91.4 degrees
Inside my office it was 77.7 degrees
I parked under a trees to get the shade on my car. The temperature reading of 89.1 degrees for the outside temperature was the same in the sun and in the shade. I wasn't that surprised it was 97.3 degrees inside the car. The car was under shade and it will be cooler.
I was surprised that it was only 91.4 degrees in the trunk. that means theres only a 2.3 degrees higher in the trunk than the outside temperature of 89.1.
Next week i will park my car under the blazing sun in the middle of the parking lot and do this again.
I haven't thought about these results thourougly to get good opinion, but i think that if you play in 89.1 degree weather and the trunk is 91.4 degrees that it will not be that big of a difference. But you must also factor in that the room temperature was 77.7 degrees and its about a 13 degree difference.
Next wednesday i start college and i was planning on leaving my racquets in my car trunk while i'm in class so i can play afterwards, but now i may have to rethink that.
Anyone have any opinions on these results. What do you think is the safest room temperature for racquets to be in?
When you make your measurement of temperature in the boot,
be aware that opening the boot the slightest bit will allow the
heat to escape out the side gaps and suck in cooler ambient air
at the lowest point. Therfore the measuring instrument may
react to the flow of ambient air over it when recovering same
to see the temperature. In which case the 2 degrees difference may be totally inacurate. It may also take about 2 hours after closing
the lid ( for placement of sensor ) for boot interior to reach the
proper high temperature ....
be aware that opening the boot the slightest bit will allow the
heat to escape out the side gaps and suck in cooler ambient air
at the lowest point. Therfore the measuring instrument may
react to the flow of ambient air over it when recovering same
to see the temperature. In which case the 2 degrees difference may be totally inacurate. It may also take about 2 hours after closing
the lid ( for placement of sensor ) for boot interior to reach the
proper high temperature ....
polakosaur
Rookie
jomiller said:
Iff by boot you mean trunk, the results are accurate, i don't think it will change the reading when i open the trunk. I let the thermometer sit in the trunk, inside the car, and outside for about 5-10 minutes to get an accurate reading.
P
PrestigeClassic
Guest
Step inside an oven for a few hours at 120°F and then write down what happened.
polakosaur
Rookie
well i had my own cubicle but they kicked me out and put me in an office with another person, and they're like a more important than me so its their office and they wouldn't be to kind of me bringing in more crap and cluttering up the place.
Phil
Hall of Fame
I think it's BASIC COMMON SENSE that you don't leave racquets in the trunk of your car in the summer. The strings are sensitive to extreme heat and moisture and the frames, over time, can become degraded. It's SUCH COMMON SENSE that the question is downright stupid. Absolutely no argument can be made in favor of leaving racquets in a hot trunk. Unless you ENJOY spending the money to replace them. Bring your damn racquet bag INSIDE of wherever you're going. Okay? It's that simple.
goober
Legend
Phil said:
How is it common sense? I have left lots of different types of sports equipment in cars with no degradation in performance. How is it inherently obvious that strings are sensitive to heat? Since the melting point of Nylon is 265 degrees celsius, how would it be completely apparent that 120 F would be considered "extreme heat" as you put it?
Phil
Hall of Fame
Like I said, Goober, this is not even a point worth arguing about. Do I need to define Common Sense for you-if so, then you don't have any. However I will say you don't have to MELT the strings at 265 degrees to cause a noticible or significant degrading of the strings' playability; 120 is enough for that. There are instructions printed on some string packages that say "Don't do what you're doing." There's a reason for that.
polakosaur
Rookie
yeah their can be an argument for leaving you racquets in the trunk, so you don't necessarily have to say common sense
LoveThisGame
Professional
Adding to my earlier post, note that racquet strings are plastic held under tension. They "flow" in the temperatures of "sealed" cars on hot days.
Phil
Hall of Fame
Goober - Maybe it's not a question of common sense with you. You may be an idiot and not even be aware of it, or else just too lazy to carry your bag, or both. If you CARE about your racquets, you will not leave them in the trunk and you would not ask the question. Period. Simple. I'm not a troll-I'm much more than that-you should know that much, with your extensive chat board experience (LOL-get thyself a life).
tennisnoob
Rookie
Putting rackets in the trunk of the car? You gotta be kidding?!!!!!
