Depending on the safety standard used for compliance of this unit the maximum temperature of operating device on the surfaces that a user can touch is 70 C (158 F) for metal and 95 C (203 F) for non-metal surfaces. That's pretty hot, so a prudent manufacturer would allow some headroom as not to burn paying customer :) It is easy to check with any infrared thermometer. If the enclosure is not black, put on it a piece of thin black electric tape, let it sit for ~15 min. and test - non-black surfaces have emissivity coefficient which you may not know right off hand. If the temperature exceeds the above numbers to me this would indicate either a) non-compliant design, or likely b) something went wrong and needs to be addressed, preferably right away.
How hot is too hot?
When i leave my Parasound Hint 6 on overnight, it is hot to the touch (top grill), not warm, in the morning. There is nothing on the sides and 6 inch clearance on the top.I even tried switching the input to something nothing is connected to - like AUX or PHONO. Doesn't help. I have to turn it off now when i don't use it. No big deal, but it seems like something must be wrong to produce that much heat when not in use.
Is this normal? What part of the unit produces that much heat? What can i do?
Is this normal? What part of the unit produces that much heat? What can i do?