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CD Player Hot???
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CD Player Hot???
Is this normal for the Pioneer dual media cd/cassette player?
I was ejecting a cd and noticed it was hot! Not burn you hot but very warm. I then felt the front of the player and it was very warm too.
Is this normal or abnormal? It was 7pm and the sun was starting to go down and was in the hi 80's outside with a bright sun, if that matters. The dash on top was only mildly warm.
Yikes!
I was ejecting a cd and noticed it was hot! Not burn you hot but very warm. I then felt the front of the player and it was very warm too.
Is this normal or abnormal? It was 7pm and the sun was starting to go down and was in the hi 80's outside with a bright sun, if that matters. The dash on top was only mildly warm.
Yikes!
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CD Player Hot???
Thanks for the help. Currently looking now and looking at replacing factory unit with another one and add a changer or go for the aftermarket unit and changer. Any ideas what fits in the aftermarket world?
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With the adapter kit that goes in the dash, any standard din sized stereo/cd player will work. I would like to either put the factory 6 disc in-dash changer or a cd/cassette in mine. The guy across the street had a brand new cd/cassette unit but it was factory equalized for a 4 door Explorer and it didn't have good bass response in my truck so I didn't use it. If you get a used factory unit, make sure that it is made for a truck, it has a sticker on it saying what it is equalized for.
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I wouldn't worry about the CD plaer or the CD's themselves getting hot. I've owned three car stereos the played CD's, and have ridden in the cars of other people with CD players, be they factory or aftermarket. I have always found in warmer weather, after extended use, the radio and the CD's will be very very hot. At some point, the CD player can become so hot it will no longer function. The good news is after it cools down, should work fine, unless you continually ran it in the heat, and did damage to the internals of the radio.
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Panasonic CD players are renowned for getting hot because of the placement of the amp on the deck. To get that 160 watt 40x4 they place a small amplifier on the deck, some decks nowadays put out up to 200 watts. That is where you get about 95% of your heat. As said before, it will spit your cds out kinda warm, no worry. I've never had a player stop working though.
As for the stock 6 disc changer, I "had" the in dash 6 and canned it in the first week. Your stock speakers are only 25 watt speakers and the deck won't even push them at a stable 50 decibels (turn your volume about 3/4) without distorting the heck out of 'em. Haven't had any experience with the seperate deck/changer, couldn't be too much better, though.
Most anyone will tell you that an aftermarket deck/ changer combo is the best way to go. Fortget the tapes, they will be in museums next year anyway. To find your adaptor pieces for the dash just go to www.stereoinstallparts.com if you want cheap decks and component sets I go to www.cmttrading.com.
As for the stock 6 disc changer, I "had" the in dash 6 and canned it in the first week. Your stock speakers are only 25 watt speakers and the deck won't even push them at a stable 50 decibels (turn your volume about 3/4) without distorting the heck out of 'em. Haven't had any experience with the seperate deck/changer, couldn't be too much better, though.
Most anyone will tell you that an aftermarket deck/ changer combo is the best way to go. Fortget the tapes, they will be in museums next year anyway. To find your adaptor pieces for the dash just go to www.stereoinstallparts.com if you want cheap decks and component sets I go to www.cmttrading.com.
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