HiFi Control Set Pad Doesn't Like The Heat

[BestRadarDetectors]

I may be experiencing the same issue right now. My control set is mounted in a compartment with a lid which I've been leaving open lately. I just got in my car and upon startup the ALP shut down halfway through the word "defense". The control set is warm but nowhere near hot, it's 52* outside and the interior surfaces are maybe 80*F, if that. Tried rebooting it five times and it only worked once, the other attempts resulted in shut down. Never had this issue with the standard control set which I ran in the same location last summer (it easily saw 100*F surface temps).

I have a video of what's going on if it is of any use; I'm on my phone right now but I could upload it tonight.

Are you on the current 5.1.1 firmware?

[awj223]

I may be experiencing the same issue right now. My control set is mounted in a compartment with a lid which I've been leaving open lately. I just got in my car and upon startup the ALP shut down halfway through the word "defense". The control set is warm but nowhere near hot, it's 52* outside and the interior surfaces are maybe 80*F, if that. Tried rebooting it five times and it only worked once, the other attempts resulted in shut down. Never had this issue with the standard control set which I ran in the same location last summer (it easily saw 100*F surface temps).

I have a video of what's going on if it is of any use; I'm on my phone right now but I could upload it tonight.

Mine doesn't even get that far. The external LED turns on (green), then switches off. The control set LED never lights up at all. If I try to force the ALP to turn back on (by holding down the POWER button), both LEDs flash red the way they do when it is manually powered down. Only after power is completely removed (by turning the key to the OFF position) and the control set cools down will the ALP boot properly.

[ApexOnYou]

Are you on the current 5.1.1 firmware?

No sir, 4.5.4. Forgot to write my SN down while my dash was torn apart so I haven't updated yet.

Mine doesn't even get that far. The external LED turns on (green), then switches off. The control set LED never lights up at all. If I try to force the ALP to turn back on (by holding down the POWER button), both LEDs flash red the way they do when it is manually powered down. Only after power is completely removed (by turning the key to the OFF position) and the control set cools down will the ALP boot properly.

I got mine rebooted and drove 3-4 minutes before realizing I might not catch it shutting down if it happens during the day (when the LED is less obvious) so I decided to change the setting to constant. I got into the menu and as I was almost done the unit shut down again. Hasn't done it since booting it back up but now I'm paranoid!

[BestRadarDetectors]

No sir, 4.5.4. Forgot to write my SN down while my dash was torn apart so I haven't updated yet.

I got mine rebooted and drove 3-4 minutes before realizing I might not catch it shutting down if it happens during the day (when the LED is less obvious) so I decided to change the setting to constant. I got into the menu and as I was almost done the unit shut down again. Hasn't done it since booting it back up but now I'm paranoid!

Try the new firmware. There were changes done to the firmware to help prevent some of these issues.

[adam]

Mine doesn't even get that far. The external LED turns on (green), then switches off. The control set LED never lights up at all. If I try to force the ALP to turn back on (by holding down the POWER button), both LEDs flash red the way they do when it is manually powered down. Only after power is completely removed (by turning the key to the OFF position) and the control set cools down will the ALP boot properly.

This exact same thing is starting to happen with me. Very frustrating. I live in North Alberta where our "hot" days are like 25-30C (77-85) and the first time this happened I didnt even realize it until I passed under a dragoneye trap in Edmonton.

[BestRadarDetectors]

This exact same thing is starting to happen with me. Very frustrating. I live in North Alberta where our "hot" days are like 25-30C (77-85) and the first time this happened I didnt even realize it until I passed under a dragoneye trap in Edmonton.

Contact Alex at KMPH for a replacement controller.

[ApexOnYou]

I will give that a try when I get a chance to get to my serial number.

Heres a (horrible quality) video showing what mine was doing. It starts acting up around 0:24.

[awj223]

I will give that a try when I get a chance to get to my serial number.

Heres a (horrible quality) video showing what mine was doing. It starts acting up around 0:24.

How were you trying to turn it on and off in the video? With a kill switch, or by pressing POWER?

If you try pressing POWER and all you get is the LEDs flashing red as the system turns itself back off, you are likely seeing the same issue I am.

[BestRadarDetectors]

I will give that a try when I get a chance to get to my serial number.

Heres a (horrible quality) video showing what mine was doing. It starts acting up around 0:24.

Do you have a USB Stick left in the USB Port? Is the car running with +12v or more?

[radargeek]

Do you have a USB Stick left in the USB Port? Is the car running with +12v or more?

X2... check the car's voltage, also check to make sure the power and ground connections to the ALP are solid.

It's likely that the HiFi control set draws more current than the regular one, so a bad ground is more likely to cause an issue with HiFi than without.