Cordless Tools Sweating

[Kenskip1]

OK So today I went out to my garage as it was warming up a bit.The past three nights the temperature has been in the high teens.Working in the garage with Mr. Heater putting out soothing warmth. After about an hour the garage was in the mid 50"s. Anyway I grabbed my Milwaukee M12 drill and it was covered with sweat.As a matter of fact all my cordless tools were sweating.All seemed to be working fine however, I am worried about the electric components inside.Is this a cause for concern? I wiped them all off and left the drawer open permitting evaporation. Any special words of wisdom?Thanks, Ken

 

[ngk22r]

The electronics board have a special coating to protect them. I found this out after my M12 Fuel Impact Driver took a bath in ATF.

 

[Bdgjr215]

Don't know if this would be the reason but I've read somewhere that using propane heat can make the area being heated very damp.

 

[dreasoner]

Are you using a ventless heater? Combustion products have water vapor.

 

[signcrafter]

Couple of things going on. First your propane(right?) heater makes moisture in the air. Then you have your cold tools in the garage and you use the heater to warm the air which warms the tools. The warming of the cold tools creates condensation.

 

[1950mercury]

It was working so hard it broke a sweat

 

[Kenskip1]

Yes I am using propane. The garage was well below 30 degrees. When I was done the garage temp was above 50. I am aware of the tools sweating but will it damage the internal components? I could feel the tools were cold. Anyway I hope this will not damage circuit boards exc.

 

[G_P]

Ventless propane puts a ton of moisture in the air.

 

[Kenskip1]

This is the heater that I have been using. heats a one car garage well.

 

[rlitman]

Condensation is effectively distilled water, so by itself, it is not corrosive, but I'd still not be happy with it on electrical components.

 

[stage20]

im down here in florida and my tools get wet from october to december and again in February and March. it gets so humid here in these months there is water dripping off the walls. i hate it. cordless tools keep ticking, though.

 

[Josey Wales]

This kind of thing makes me want to keep my brushed cordless around.

 

[redmondjp]

This kind of thing makes me want to keep my brushed cordless around.

What does this have to do with condensation forming on cold objects in the garage?