[mythtv-users] Is my video card toast?
Mike Perkins
mikep at randomtraveller.org.uk
Fri Apr 24 13:34:52 UTC 2009
David Brodbeck wrote:
> f-myth-users at media.mit.edu wrote:
>> One thing you might consider is getting (or borrowing) one of those
>> cheap indoor/outdoor thermometers---the kind with a temperature probe
>> on a wire so you mount the thermometer inside but still have the
>> outside temp by running it through a hole somewhere & mounting the
>> probe to the side of the house.
>
> That's an excellent idea.
>
> You can sometimes find particularly compact ones in the auto parts
> section of "big box" stores. Some people stick one on their dash to
> keep track of the outdoor temperature while they drive -- helps with
> keeping aware of freezing conditions.
>
If you do that, try and calibrate it against a known good one before using it. I
have one for my server cupboard, the internal sensor is -1.5 deg C out and the
external sensor is +1.5 deg C out! Not adjustable, unfortunately, except in my head.
--
Mike Perkins
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