Will being in a hot dryer damage an inReach Mini?

2036364 7 months ago

I was de-ticking my backpack by putting it in a hot dryer for 8 minutes or so. It was stationary, not bumping around. But I mistakenly left my InReach Mini in a pocket of the backpack. I reset it and it seems to be working fine, but I don't want it to fail when I'm in the woods somewhere.

Does anyone know if the InReach Mini's are designed to withstand short amounts of high heat like a dryer?

Thanks

0 Snow_Leopard 7 months ago

Did you use a bounce dryer sheet to keep the static charge low?‍ Just test it out, if it all works, it’s probably fine.

0 Wombo24 7 months ago

Did you wash it first?

Specs say operating range to 60C / 140F

inReach Mini 2 Owner's Manual - Specifications (garmin.com)

0 Garmin-Leslie 7 months ago

Hello, as mentioned in the previous comments if you test it and it works it should be fine. However, these are not built for dryers and do have an operating range of how much heat and cold it can withstand. Other than testing it there would not be a way to determine if it will fail or not you can only really only go off of how it is currently acting. Operating Range Specifications.