Driving in a rainstorm yesterday with heater/defroster on (47degrees outside). Decided to play a CD, when it was done I removed it and found it and the whole center of the dash around the radio and heater controls to be warm, but the CD was hotter than anything else. Anyone have this problem as this heat cannot be good for the longevity of the stereo?
wpeck2
If you have your heater on that will make the cd's warmer, especially if you have it set to the upper vent mode.
Mine get hot too, but been using it for over a year now and no CDs have been damaged. Of course if they are I'll burn new ones, lol. All of my factory CDs are put away, and I burn what I want from them. Heck, with the IPod plug in on the Jeep I have only used maybe 5-10 CDs in the last year too. They do come out hot when you use the heater, but no problems with them so far.
Maybe it's a hot new group or something!
Ok... Ok... Ok... I know... stupid joke....
Seriously though, I wouldn't worry too much about it. I notice that in most equipment that run cd's or dvd's they get hot. Some more than others. I think that leaving the cd inside the head unit while parked in the sun would do more damage than by playing it.
Ok... Ok... Ok... I know... stupid joke....
Seriously though, I wouldn't worry too much about it. I notice that in most equipment that run cd's or dvd's they get hot. Some more than others. I think that leaving the cd inside the head unit while parked in the sun would do more damage than by playing it.
I agree, the defroster makes them hotter than normal. But I haven't noticed any issues or problems from that, so I quit worrying about it.
Defrost is the prime culprit but so are the dash lights. With the dash lights on a long time, touch your hand near a lighted on the dash console. You will find it quite warm. Add defrost, lotsa heat from lights and virtually no ventilation from the CD unit (no dust allowed), you can expect a good amount of heat.
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