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From: Kostas Kavoussanakis on 31 Jan 2010 14:01 On Sun, 31 Jan 2010, Duncan Wood wrote: > On Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:02:34 -0000, Kostas Kavoussanakis > <kavousan(a)epcc.ed.ac.uk> wrote: > >> So my question is if the mechanisms to protect the A/C can be trusted. And, >> yes, on the Accord I once messed up the A/C cancellation and found out when >> I got out of the car 8 miles later on hearing it going at the front (not >> just the light). Indicated -1 springs to mind. >> >> What do folk know about this? > > Well even if it didn't work all that happens is that it ices up. So, no irreversible damage? Thanks! -- Kostas
From: Duncan Wood on 31 Jan 2010 14:10 On Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:01:24 -0000, Kostas Kavoussanakis <kavousan(a)epcc.ed.ac.uk> wrote: > On Sun, 31 Jan 2010, Duncan Wood wrote: > >> On Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:02:34 -0000, Kostas Kavoussanakis >> <kavousan(a)epcc.ed.ac.uk> wrote: >> >>> So my question is if the mechanisms to protect the A/C can be trusted. >>> And, yes, on the Accord I once messed up the A/C cancellation and >>> found out when I got out of the car 8 miles later on hearing it going >>> at the front (not just the light). Indicated -1 springs to mind. >>> What do folk know about this? >> >> Well even if it didn't work all that happens is that it ices up. > > So, no irreversible damage? Thanks! > > -- > Kostas Your windscreen mists up as there's no air flow, but unless you're exceptionally unlucky that's it.
From: Dave Plowman (News) on 1 Feb 2010 05:09 In article <Pine.SOC.4.64.1001311900430.17051(a)tnearg.rcpp.rq.np.hx>, Kostas Kavoussanakis <kavousan(a)epcc.ed.ac.uk> wrote: > On Sun, 31 Jan 2010, Duncan Wood wrote: > > On Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:02:34 -0000, Kostas Kavoussanakis > > <kavousan(a)epcc.ed.ac.uk> wrote: > > > >> So my question is if the mechanisms to protect the A/C can be > >> trusted. And, yes, on the Accord I once messed up the A/C > >> cancellation and found out when I got out of the car 8 miles later > >> on hearing it going at the front (not just the light). Indicated -1 > >> springs to mind. > >> > >> What do folk know about this? > > > > Well even if it didn't work all that happens is that it ices up. > So, no irreversible damage? Thanks! Depends if that's the only sensor not working. -- *Suicidal twin kills sister by mistake. Dave Plowman dave(a)davenoise.co.uk London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound.
From: Kostas Kavoussanakis on 6 Feb 2010 03:49 On Sun, 31 Jan 2010, Duncan Wood wrote: > On Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:01:24 -0000, Kostas Kavoussanakis > <kavousan(a)epcc.ed.ac.uk> wrote: > >> On Sun, 31 Jan 2010, Duncan Wood wrote: >> >>> On Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:02:34 -0000, Kostas Kavoussanakis >>> <kavousan(a)epcc.ed.ac.uk> wrote: >>> >>>> So my question is if the mechanisms to protect the A/C can be trusted. >>>> And, yes, on the Accord I once messed up the A/C cancellation and found >>>> out when I got out of the car 8 miles later on hearing it going at the >>>> front (not just the light). Indicated -1 springs to mind. >>>> What do folk know about this? >>> >>> Well even if it didn't work all that happens is that it ices up. >> >> So, no irreversible damage? Thanks! > > Your windscreen mists up as there's no air flow, but unless you're > exceptionally unlucky that's it. Thanks. Won't there be hot air flow either? (Thanks for the warning re other sensors, Dave Plowman.) -- Kostas
From: Duncan Wood on 6 Feb 2010 06:09
On Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:49:30 -0000, Kostas Kavoussanakis <kavousan(a)epcc.ed.ac.uk> wrote: > On Sun, 31 Jan 2010, Duncan Wood wrote: > >> On Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:01:24 -0000, Kostas Kavoussanakis >> <kavousan(a)epcc.ed.ac.uk> wrote: >> >>> On Sun, 31 Jan 2010, Duncan Wood wrote: >>> >>>> On Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:02:34 -0000, Kostas Kavoussanakis >>>> <kavousan(a)epcc.ed.ac.uk> wrote: >>>> >>>>> So my question is if the mechanisms to protect the A/C can be >>>>> trusted. And, yes, on the Accord I once messed up the A/C >>>>> cancellation and found out when I got out of the car 8 miles later >>>>> on hearing it going at the front (not just the light). Indicated -1 >>>>> springs to mind. >>>>> What do folk know about this? >>>> Well even if it didn't work all that happens is that it ices up. >>> So, no irreversible damage? Thanks! >> >> Your windscreen mists up as there's no air flow, but unless you're >> exceptionally unlucky that's it. > > Thanks. Won't there be hot air flow either? > > (Thanks for the warning re other sensors, Dave Plowman.) > Nope, hot & cold air all goes through the evaporator on the way to dry it. Thereagain it'll probably cut out on its own, why do you think it doesn't. -- Duncan Wood |