Maybe the newer generation of Xplod stuff you see at Mega LO Mart are
crap, but my 10 year old Sony cassette player/ head unit/detachable
face/10CD changer unit has performed flawlessly oh these many
years.  Haven't played the cassette in a while, but the AM and FM
Tuners are fine in my book and it's easy to operate while
driving.  Of course, I wouldn't have a clue how the rinky dink chip
amp in the head unit performs, since the old school Rockford Fosgate
amp pretty much drives the whole sound system.  I think the model of
my Sony is something like  XR-C6100.  Found a new one on ebay for $35
a few years ago just for backup when this one dies,if it dies.  The
cassette face just reeks of"Why in the hell you  want to steal me?"

There's got to be a away to wire that head unit of yours to avoid the
battery drain.  I thought there was a separate wire for some of that stuff.

YMMV,

DM&FS

At 05:04 PM 2/23/2009, Mike Miller wrote:
>All,
>
>When I got my van, an 87, I put in a Sony head unit because the night before
>I bought it the van had been burglarized of its old one.
>
>Worst piece of electronics I ever paid for. Bad FM, incredibly bad
>ergonomics, just terrible. In addition when I don't drive the van for four
>days or so it draws the battery flat. And no, it's not on but the display is
>lit. Doesn't seem possible that it could draw that much but the battery's OK
>if I just disconnected the display face plate when I leave it for a while.
>
>Question is how long driving at highway speeds to completely charge a
>battery? Group 46 I think.
>
>Mike