|
| Search | Car Forums | Gallery | Articles | Helper | Air Dried Fresh Beef Dog Food | IgorSushko.com | Corporate |
|
|||||||
| Car Audio Do you live in your car? Then you need to be able to listen to some high-quality music. |
 |
 Show Printable Version | 
Subscribe to this Thread
|
|
|
Thread Tools |
|
#1
06-19-2002, 09:34 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Is hot HU normal???
I just installed an alpine deck(35 x 4) in my honda civic 2000 sedan ex
I bought the wire harness and all that stuff straight from circuit city and just plugged it right in without messing with the wires or anything like that.... Now I notice that the whole unit is giving off a lot of heat? is this normal because I was bumpin pretty loud, or should I be concerned? thanks for all
__________________
Sean Price keepin it real/packin steeL/gettin high/cuz life's a b*tch and then u die.... 
|
|
#2
06-19-2002, 09:59 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
With "high powered" decks, this is common.
For example, take my Pioneer HU... Before I decided to amplify my tunes, the unit would get very warm when I'd play it very loud. It's a head unit design problem/hurdle... for any manufacturer's engineers. They're trying to do so much w/ limited space. To pump out more power/sounds efficiently, would warrant an outside amplifier.
__________________
I/H/E, I.C.E. & other stuff... Toni/y v0.2|Nice cars thru my lens... Your first mod = HELMS MANUAL!!!  
|
|
#3
06-19-2002, 11:13 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
I wouldnt' worry about it unless its melting plastic, smoking, or shooting out flames
 Those internal parts get reeeal hot when you're pumping out that much juice. All that heat can't escape very well when its crammed in a dash. A little heat is normal but if it gets super hot to where you can't touch it or causes other problems I start to get concerned.
|
|
#7
06-20-2002, 11:52 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
the new alpines.....60x4...
it says in the manual to be very careful when removing the face plate cause you can burn your self on the connections.... and when i take a CD out after long hard play the CD almost burns me..LOL.... but it never shuts down on me... I cant wait to get external amps for my speakers...
__________________
============ Drivin a 99 Purp HB ============
|
|
#8
06-20-2002, 03:34 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
i played my old pioneer deck real loud when i first got it, i guess thats why it burst into flames
__________________
Name: Scott Stable Of Cars I have Owned: 1991 Honda CRX 1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme 2003 Honda Accord 1998 Chrysler Concorde 2007 Honda Civic 1997 Toyota Camry 1995 Saturn SC2 1996 Ford Taurus 1991 GMC Sierra 2002 Daewoo Leganza 1999 Dodge Ram 2007 Honda CR-V 2003 BMW 325i
|
|
#9
06-20-2002, 03:52 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Quote:
 
|
|
#10
06-23-2002, 08:45 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
thanks for all the heads up on the HU...
now my second deal is this, my HU won't keep the time? every time I restart my ride after a couple of hours the time is all screwed up? as I said before as far as the wire harness and all that goes I just plugged it into the HU and into the car, without changing any of the wiring, just out the package and into the car? was that the correct process or did I have to mess with the wiring for my specfic car? thanks
__________________
Sean Price keepin it real/packin steeL/gettin high/cuz life's a b*tch and then u die....
|
|
#11
06-23-2002, 08:59 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
i would personally upgrade your 12+ constant battery wire and ground wire into something bigger. stock ones won't keep up with aftermarket HU needs.. wire the constant battery wire directly to the battery and wire the ground into a nice chunk of metal bolt or floor(something metal). trust me on this. it's dangerous to go with stock wiring because they cause too much resistance and the wire heats up bad. how do i know? i did that last time and the rubber coating of the wire melted and smoke started coming out from under the dash.
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
POST REPLY TO THIS THREAD |
 |
|
|
