Wrong idea. Head unit output IC's do have built in protection, which usually
dosen't work (90% of the time the output fries itself). If it WAS a
protection fault, only the audio would cut off, not the entire radio. More
likely is low voltage, causing the radio's microprocessor to glitch, thus
the need to reset the unit to restore proper operation.


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Jammy Harbin
J & J Electronics, Inc.
227 S. 4th St.
Selmer, TN 38375
731-645-3311
"Chad Wahls" wrote in message
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"Wildcard" wrote in message
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Hello,
Yesterday I bought a Kenwood KDC-MP625 at Best Buy and had it installed.
On
my way home, it shut off unexpectedly, so I went back. All the tech had
to
do was reset it, but he couldnt find what caused the problem. He checked
all
the fuses and tested the wires, so it wasnt an install problem. This
problem
also occured with my factory radio, where it would shut off if it got
too
loud.

You just nailed it! Are the speakers running off the deck power amp? If
so
then the unit is protecting itself as the saturn one was probably doing.
Those tracks may be up there and highly compressed and you may not be
hearing that the amp is clipping so bad that the DC fault protection is
kicking in. The unit shuts itself off because it thinks it's broken and
is
keeping the tech at the bench happy. Try considering adding an amp to the
other speakers and see if the problem goes away.

Chad