How Hot Does Your Dash Get?

**v70torslanda** · Saturday 31st July 2010, 16:27

More specifically, the radio and CCM?

My answer? F! HOT!. Last weekend wasn't particularly warm but by 'eck! She didn't 'alf get warm! And we only drove for something like 130 miles, 2 hours and a bit.

Is it really supposed to be hot enough that touching the CCM isn't a comfortable thing to do? It's indicative of an awful lot of watts being consumed by all the little gizmos in there.

I've resorted to leaving the radio switched off for long periods 'cos it can't be doing the circuitry any good, can it?

luv'n'stuff

John

**cornclose** · Saturday 31st July 2010, 16:40

Nowhere near that hot on mine, but it does feel warm to the touch. Just warm though, nothing more.

**dave stew** · Saturday 31st July 2010, 17:58

Originally Posted by v70torslanda

More specifically, the radio and CCM?

My answer? F! HOT!. Last weekend wasn't particularly warm but by 'eck! She didn't 'alf get warm! And we only drove for something like 130 miles, 2 hours and a bit.

Is it really supposed to be hot enough that touching the CCM isn't a comfortable thing to do? It's indicative of an awful lot of watts being consumed by all the little gizmos in there.

I've resorted to leaving the radio switched off for long periods 'cos it can't be doing the circuitry any good, can it?

luv'n'stuff

John

If the radio 's playing prog rock it can't be doing anyone any good!

**v70torslanda** · Saturday 31st July 2010, 20:39

Foxtrot Oscar, 'Punk Band Boy'

**SomeBloke** · Saturday 31st July 2010, 20:39

Hot enough that if I use cheap home burnt CDs they get wiped!
TDK survive OK, but cheapy just "lose" the music in a couple of days. Put 'em back in the computer and the data is corrupted or the disk is unreadable.
So it's getting hot enough in there to remelt the plastic....