HiFi Control Set Pad Doesn't Like The Heat

[tawwwd]

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"

[awj223]

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"

Do car radios, car alarms, and other types of electronics designed to be installed in cars fall under the "automotive parts" category, or is that only for stuff that goes under the hood?

[radargeek]

Do car radios, car alarms, and other types of electronics designed to be installed in cars fall under the "automotive parts" category, or is that only for stuff that goes under the hood?

I don't think things like the radio have to be automotive rated like the components under the hood, but they should still be designed to withstand the environmental extremes that occur in the car's cabin. After all, you wouldn't want your radio to not work when the cabin is too hot or too cold, right?

Since the ALP is designed for use in a car, and the major components are generally installed in the cabin, they should be rated similarly to other car cabin electronics. RDs too. The V1 for example is designed to operate from -20˚C to +70˚C.

[tawwwd]

Do car radios, car alarms, and other types of electronics designed to be installed in cars fall under the "automotive parts" category, or is that only for stuff that goes under the hood?

No. Auto parts would be OEM electronics.

Car alarms etc just because they have the word car in it doesnt make it an automotive electronic. Its no different then a dvd player or a cell phone would be made.