Using headphones in cold weather causes them to shutdown completely.

Using headphones in cold weather causes them to shutdown completely.

My Solo wireless have been working great. I use them while walking my dog for 2-3 hrs per day and the charge last about 2 weeks. This was true until now! Since the weather has cooled off (in the 20s) my headset shuts down about an hour into the walk. I get a chime then nothing, no lights , sound nothing, I cannot turn them back on they are just dead! When I get home and let them warm up for an hour or so, I can turn them on and they show full charge! Must be the cold because I can use them inside without them shutting down. Is this normal?

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bert [Entry]

I have tried my Beats with my iPhone8 for two runs in 20-degree weather. I got about .2 miles and they disconnected. I reconnected them, run another 200 yards and they disconnected. I reconnected them, ran 200 yards and the same thing happened. They never behaved this way in warmer temps, so there must be a correlation. So frustrating.

bert [Entry]

@bearflag7 ""Batteries do not like cold weather" Neither do humans! both are true! I would reccomend charging it for 24 hours and see if the issue persists at room temperature after a full charge.

bert [Entry]

I have a pair of jbl Walmart headphones I got for 60 bucks. They'll work all day long in - 20 degree weather. I upgraded (or so I thought) to beats studio 3. Sure, they sound great and bla bla bla but they don't work in the cold.. Initially their finger for like 20 minutes. Restart them and 5 minutes. Restart them and 2 minutes. So frustrating when they cost what they do..

bert [Entry]

"As the Battery University puts it, “The performance of all batteries drops drastically at low temperatures”! Depending on whether the headphones are using rechargeable NiCd (older ones probably) or lithium-ion (newer), you’ll get different outcomes in cold weather.

The issue with newer devices using lithium-ion batteries is that they always have a safety low-voltage cut off built in to prevent permanent damage to the batteries. When that happens, the device shuts down.

Low temperatures can create situations where it causes the lithium-ion battery pack to dip below the cut-off temperature when cold, thus prematurely cutting off power to the device. Devices running on NiCd don’t have this cutoff built in, and will probably trickle power and keep working longer in cold situations.

Source"

bert [Entry]

I am glad to read this blog to confirm I am not going crazy! I have the same issues in the cold and this is absolutely ridiculous. Why would you spend $300 on headphones that cannot perform to wear outside in the cold