HiFi Control Set Pad Doesn't Like The Heat

[Tman]

I would change the location , a lower one ...or add a little shade\mini-palapa

[awj223]

I would change the location , a lower one ...or add a little shade\mini-palapa

I can easily be more diligent about putting up the sunshade, or move the control down so it is never in direct sunlight. I'm just wondering if anyone else has been seeing this same issue.

If I see this happen again, I'll use my infrared thermometer to see how hot the thing is getting.

[BestRadarDetectors]

I can easily be more diligent about putting up the sunshade, or move the control down so it is never in direct sunlight. I'm just wondering if anyone else has been seeing this same issue.

If I see this happen again, I'll use my infrared thermometer to see how hot the thing is getting.

I would be interested in knowing exactly how hot your control module has to get before it fails and would be interested in sending another one to verify if it's with just your unit.

[awj223]

I would be interested in knowing exactly how hot your control module has to get before it fails and would be interested in sending another one to verify if it's with just your unit.

I will be on business travel from tomorrow until 4/29, but if you'd like to send me another one, I can test it. I already have an infrared thermometer that I keep in the car to measure the temperature of my brakes, and can easily use it to measure the temperature of the control pad.

[awj223]

I will be on business travel from tomorrow until 4/29, but if you'd like to send me another one, I can test it. I already have an infrared thermometer that I keep in the car to measure the temperature of my brakes, and can easily use it to measure the temperature of the control pad.

Update: I parked the car at The Shops at Tanforan, right before going to the airport. The seabreeze was howling though, and the temperature outside of the car was in the mid 60s. Inside the car it only got up to about 95-105°F. Measured the temperature of the control pad and it was 125°F. It did not experience the issue. If I had to guess, I'd say that the temperature of the control pad is between 150-175°F when this issue occurs.

BRD: I think you'd be able to test this by putting a control pad in the Sun on a black surface, and covering it with a transparent plastic or glass lid to simulate being in a car. I also sent you a PM.

[awj223]

I would be interested in knowing exactly how hot your control module has to get before it fails and would be interested in sending another one to verify if it's with just your unit.

The answers are here:

[BestRadarDetectors]

The answers are here:

Damn... That's pretty hot.

The Specifications on the ALP are listed at:
Working temperature: -20°C to +60°C (-4°F to 140°F)

So you seem to be right on the money with having it roughly at 140°F in your video. I am not sure if they can bring the tolerance any higher but might be best to move the controller to a location out of the direct sun for now.

[awj223]

Damn... That's pretty hot.

The Specifications on the ALP are listed at:
Working temperature: -20°C to +60°C (-4°F to 140°F)

So you seem to be right on the money with having it roughly at 140°F in your video. I am not sure if they can bring the tolerance any higher but might be best to move the controller to a location out of the direct sun for now.

I will use a sunshade at all times from now on. It's better for my dash to not be in the direct sunlight anyway...just a couple times that I got lazy and didn't put one up and the ALP didn't start when I got back to my car.

The thing is, it wasn't even that hot outside yesterday. It was maybe 75-80F at most, but of course the interior of my car can get a lot hotter than that even when it's not too hot outside.

Out of curiosity, what are the specs on the standard (non hifi) control set control pad? I'm sure that thing got much hotter last summer on days when it was 100F+ outside...

[RedRocket]

I'm just wondering if anyone else has been seeing this same issue.

Nope.
Still pretty cool in the Northeast daytime & even cooler at night. Won't have Cali. temperatures till July.