Electrical question

lovinmaryland

lovinmaryland

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This morning I was driving to work listening to my Lady Ga Ga cd and all the sudden the cd player made some type of weird staticy type noise then pssssttttttt it cut completely off and smoke started to come out of the cd area part.

Now the radio/tape/cd/clock wont work. Wont even turn on.

Do you think the radio was just dead and done for. Or that it could be an electrical problem w/ the actual car?
 
huntr1

huntr1

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lovinmaryland said:
This morning I was driving to work listening to my Lady Ga Ga cd and all the sudden the cd player made some type of weird staticy type noise then pssssttttttt it cut completely off and smoke started to come out of the cd area part.

Now the radio/tape/cd/clock wont work. Wont even turn on.

Do you think the radio was just dead and done for. Or that it could be an electrical problem w/ the actual car?
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It decided suicide was preferrable to continuing a life of torture.
 
ICit

ICit

Jam out with ur clam out
lovinmaryland said:
This morning I was driving to work listening to my Lady Ga Ga cd and all the sudden the cd player made some type of weird staticy type noise then pssssttttttt it cut completely off and smoke started to come out of the cd area part.

Now the radio/tape/cd/clock wont work. Wont even turn on.

Do you think the radio was just dead and done for. Or that it could be an electrical problem w/ the actual car?
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ICyour luck is like mine.... it sucks arse!! :huggy:
 
GWguy

GWguy

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lovinmaryland said:
Yeah I figured it was caput... just didnt want something to happen to the rest of the system.
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With any luck, the fuse blew, which is good. Don't replace the fuse until you find out what really smoked.

If the fuse didn't blow, you might want to remove it. Look in your owner's manual for the fuse location.
 
itsbob

itsbob

I bowl overhand
lovinmaryland said:
This morning I was driving to work listening to my Lady Ga Ga cd and all the sudden the cd player made some type of weird staticy type noise then pssssttttttt it cut completely off and smoke started to come out of the cd area part.

Now the radio/tape/cd/clock wont work. Wont even turn on.

Do you think the radio was just dead and done for. Or that it could be an electrical problem w/ the actual car?
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I'll apologize ahead of time as this is going to get a little Technical, and if you don't understand Electrical Engineer speak, I'll try to translate.

Electric components are made of very small transistors, reisistors, and sometimes even capacitors. There could be hundreds of them in a single small electronic component such as a CD player, or a car Stereo.

Transistors, resistors and capacitors all have very specific measurements and specifications to ensure proper performance of those same components.

Places that make these components have to adhere to very strict production controls to ensure proper resistance, ohm, amperage etc etc..

And the hardest part is done in a clean room, where they take each and every one of these tiniest components all the way down to the tiniest transistor known to man, and inject sanitized magic smoke. They encapsulate this magic smoke into all these, sometimes microscopic, parts to last a lifetime using special tools, methods and incantations.

Alas, there is one drawback, once the magic smoke is released, you can't put back in. There is no return or repair from magic smoke loss.

Your Car Stereo is trash. Your magic smoke has been released.
 
lovinmaryland

lovinmaryland

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Ok I think it might have messed something else up also. Now my automatic door locks and my lights wont work unless the key is actually in the ignition and turned on.
 
lovinmaryland

lovinmaryland

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itsbob said:
I'll apologize ahead of time as this is going to get a little Technical, and if you don't understand Electrical Engineer speak, I'll try to translate.

Electric components are made of very small transistors, reisistors, and sometimes even capacitors. There could be hundreds of them in a single small electronic component such as a CD player, or a car Stereo.

Transistors, resistors and capacitors all have very specific measurements and specifications to ensure proper performance of those same components.

Places that make these components have to adhere to very strict production controls to ensure proper resistance, ohm, amperage etc etc..

And the hardest part is done in a clean room, where they take each and every one of these tiniest components all the way down to the tiniest transistor known to man, and inject sanitized magic smoke. They encapsulate this magic smoke into all these, sometimes microscopic, parts to last a lifetime using special tools, methods and incantations.

Alas, there is one drawback, once the magic smoke is released, you can't put back in. There is no return or repair from magic smoke loss.

Your Car Stereo is trash. Your magic smoke has been released.
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Oh yes it is dead for sure. I am just worried that it blowing up has messed up something else. Is that possible? Who do I take it to to find out?
 
Larry Gude

Larry Gude

Strung Out
itsbob said:
Places that make these components have to adhere to very strict production controls to ensure proper resistance, ohm, amperage etc etc..

And the hardest part is done in a clean room, where they take each and every one of these tiniest components all the way down to the tiniest transistor known to man, and inject sanitized magic smoke. They encapsulate this magic smoke into all these, sometimes microscopic, parts to last a lifetime using special tools, methods and incantations.

Alas, there is one drawback, once the magic smoke is released, you can't put back in. There is no return or repair from magic smoke loss.

Your Car Stereo is trash. Your magic smoke has been released.
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:killingme
 
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