[net.audio] Use of Car Stereo system in the winter.

pugsly@isrnix.UUCP (David Roth) (10/30/84)

Is there any danger to your
car stereo system operating it in the
cold winter months. I am from Florida
and all this white stuff that falls from
the sky is still new to me.
I don't think ( don't know), it can hurt
the radio...But I am concerned with the tape deck.
Thanks in advance.
                David Roth
        ...decvax!pur-ee!isrnix!pugsly
                Indianapolis, IN

dat@houca.UUCP (10/31/84)

    Most car stereo manufacturers who publish any spec on temperature
state that the ambient temperature in the car should be 60 deg F or 
better.  (Blaupunkt, Pioneer, etc..)  On a cold morning, I would recomend
waiting for the car to warn up inside before inserting a tape.  There is 
no problem with playing the radio in the mean time.

    By playing a tape when the deck is too cold, you are putting stress
on the motor and belt.

                                            D. Telson
                                            (4 year veteran stereo tech)

heneghan@ihuxa.UUCP (Joe Heneghan) (11/06/84)

I have never had a problem. In fact, if anything, the
summer heat is probably worse for tapes than winter cold.

paul@msdc.UUCP (Paul Manno) (11/08/84)

Although I *do* have one of the lesser-priced car units, when
the temperature falls below about 20 degrees (F), tapes will
not play or will frequently jam.  This is, in this case, due
to the inexpensive lubricants used.  Once the interior is
warmer, everything's just fine again.  It just proves that you
only get what you pay for!

	Paul Manno	(..{akgua, gatech, mcnc}!msdc!paul)