too cold for a laser

[zachjowi]

Currently I have a bare laser tube sitting in the box out in my garage. It's getting child out there around 0 degrees. I'm going to install it eventually in my apartment but am wondering if I need to do anything special so it's not too cold. Well it damage the tube sitting in the cold or bringing it inside into the warm?

[TLHarrell]

The cold shouldn't do anything to the bare tube. With water in it, if it freezes it will break.