HiFi Control Set Pad Doesn't Like The Heat

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I thought automotive is supposed to go higher...much higher.
http://www.aecouncil.com/Documents/A...e_Document.pdf

The 4 grades for automotive electronics are on page 9 of the PDF, which is marked "page 3 of 42". This isn't something that's designed to be installed in the engine compartment, but even grade 3 goes up to 85°C or or 185°F.

I am concerned about what's going to happen if you're parked in Las Vegas or Phoenix during the summer. Even if the control set is installed in a shaded location, the interior temperature of a car can easily be 30°F warmer than the ambient temperature, and the ambient temperature in those areas can get up to 115-120°F.

Its not an automotive part by any means. It would fall under commerical electronics and a lower rating.

For example - people with Iphone's in Canada or northern US can probably relate to this, once its colder than -15C outside the Iphone will shut itself off and say "temp too low to operate"