Originally posted by: LordJezo
I sure hope this isnt normal or Chevy has a fire hazard..
On my 2003 Impala at night when the lights are on the head unit gets so hot that if you hold your finger to it for any period of time it will actually hurt you.
Ugh.
Originally posted by: rust5tyle
When you use CD players for an extended time it happens. I've noticed it in every manual for any CD player I've owned, the front gets VERY hot when its in use. Generally they have a temp. detector that shuts it down w/ an error code if it gets too hot, but it's normal as far as I know.
There have been several I've touched that have caused me/people around me to pull away quickly, I hardly doubt you could throw paper at it and it would combust. The brand I'm talking about is Alpine. You don't have to believe what I say, but I've seen and touched several that could very easily make you say *ouch* but I have a hard time believing they could burn you.Originally posted by: Don_Vito
Originally posted by: rust5tyle
When you use CD players for an extended time it happens. I've noticed it in every manual for any CD player I've owned, the front gets VERY hot when its in use. Generally they have a temp. detector that shuts it down w/ an error code if it gets too hot, but it's normal as far as I know.
Huh? Even if this were true (and I have never run into it, even on portable CD players), I find it hard to believe that the designer would create a CD player in which the face got too hot to touch, because that would predictably cause accidents (presumably a certain number of drivers would recoil from the heat and knock the car out of gear or lose control of the car). I have never seen a car stereo heat up perceptibly at all, and none of the three in-dash CD players I have used have been warm to the touch, much less burning hot. I am not doubting what you say, but what brand of CD players are you talking about?
Originally posted by: Ladies Man
been in several cars where radio/cdplayers are hot to the touch
They were aftermarket stereos though i think
I dunno, I've seen CD players that get warm, I've seen amps get hot near the power transistor section, but that don't seem right.Originally posted by: LordJezo
I sure hope this isnt normal or Chevy has a fire hazard..
On my 2003 Impala at night when the lights are on the head unit gets so hot that if you hold your finger to it for any period of time it will actually hurt you.
Ugh.