2001 LS w/casette and single CD player.
After about 15 minutes on the road, I eject a casette that was playing and find it to be very warm, as if it had been baking in a oven.
Finally, after arriving home, I find my ignition key also hot. This occurs all the time, regardless of time of day or outside temperature.
Is there a fix for this?
Could you have shift boots that are ripped letting the heat travel through the console to the radio. But that doesn't really explain the ignition key.
Originally Posted by Mr Bill
2001 LS w/casette and single CD player.
After about 15 minutes on the road, I eject a casette that was playing and find it to be very warm, as if it had been baking in a oven.
Finally, after arriving home, I find my ignition key also hot. This occurs all the time, regardless of time of day or outside temperature.
Is there a fix for this?
Automotive radios operating produce heat. Most of their heat generation results from producing audio power. Most of the heat is designed to dissipate through radiation outward, but some of that heat remains inside that heats things up ( e.g., cassette tapes).
You might want to check if something else might be going on. After driving for a while, try ejecting a cassette tape from the radio that's not been tuned on to see if the cassette tape no longer feels so hot when it's ejected. |
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