Word of caution: Do not leave headphones in a hot car

#1

Just a word of caution: do not leave headphones in a hot car for any reason. I had my Liberty air inside its case and I had left it in my car for a day, when I took them out, they were all sticky and the cord was slimy and sit open when I unraveled them.
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Now it wasnt a particularly hot day, maybe around 80 degrees or so and this happened. Up until this they have worked flawlessly, and now because they were a beta unit I am out a pair of great sounding wireless earbuds. So just let this serve as a precaution not to leave any electronics in a car

#2

Sorry that happened. After your review of these I’ve really been wanting them.

#3

Cant say I’m not disappointed, I have left the Spirit x in my car for a week before in the heat and never had this happen. And this was after just 1 day, makes me wonder what it’s made from that caused it to do this.
@Loz any ideas why this happened?

#4

I work summer days with temps up to 105… I wonder if the same thing could happen just outside…

#5

Possibly, I dunno

#6

That is some serious damage, were they already pretty worn or were they fairly pristine?

#7

Pretty pristine, as I mentioned before these were my go to so I took good care of them. So leaving them in the case and have this happened has left me baffled

#8

Not earbuds only!
Kids and pets!!!

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#9

Wow that’s weird, it’s almost like they have split after being boiled :open_mouth:

#10

RIP Liberty Air…

#11

Hmmm…possible battery fault in the earbud’s battery due to the heat in the car, maybe causing a short and heating up the wiring itself thus melting the cable jacket. The batteries are tiny in these things but enough to cause some/enough heat to cause this kind of damage.

Just speculation though.

I don’t know how 80 degree car heat (even up to 100 inside because of the closed environment of the car) could cause such damage on it’s own.

#12

Likewise, outside of being directly in the sun on the dash or seat, the temperature itself shouldn’t be able to do that much damage.