Modifying My Pioneer DEX-P1R CD Radio Face Plate Back Lighting. Love This Radio

[Magluvin]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iy59uoGODk&t=11s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q3L1E9DAjk&t=4s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK44_KewevM

Replaced the electroluminescent  panel as it was not doing well at all after over 10yrs.  Took a broken 7in 12v monitor and it had a led back light setup that was the perfect thickness to fit. So I cut all the plexi and diffuser panels for length and width and wired it in and it is better than when it was new. So happy.

This was and still may be one of the best car cd radios ever made. Pioneer said it had 112db sig to noise ratio on cd, but when car audio magazine tested it, they found it was vastly under rated and it was actually 134db sig to noise ratio. Has everything one might want in a radio. 3 way crossover for subs, mids and tweets to be powered by their own amps. Up to 24db per ocatave for the mids and tweet rca outputs and up to 36db crossover for the subs. Time alignment for each  speaker in the system, RDS digital radio info, they didnt even have the RDS in place yet at the time. Pulls in traffic and emergency info. All sorts of goodies.

Im a happy Mags 

Mags

[isawit]

Thanks for the videos. The older ones are gems. You are a qualified em expert. I wish you are my next door neighbor.

[Magluvin]

Thanks for the videos. The older ones are gems. You are a qualified em expert. I wish you are my next door neighbor.

Thanks.  I wasnt even going to do vids on this. After I got to the point of putting it together I thought it would be a cool tidbit to show.  The eletroluminescent back light element was pretty thin. Was very lucky to be able to use that led stuff from the non working 7in monitor to do the job.  Salvaged parts that the thickness was key for it to fit and work for me and every time i look at it working I an ecstatic. Technology of using leds for lcd back light has only been in recent years and Im glad it came to be. The radio came out in 1998. Id put it up against any radio out there today. No parts available except for the ribbon cable for the swing open face plate that is advertised on ebay all the time.

mags

[isawit]

Still looking for free energy? Magnetic vortex?

Or quit dreaming already?

[Magluvin]

Still looking for free energy? Magnetic vortex?

Or quit dreaming already?

Nah, I havnt quit. Just some time for me and getting my radio working right. I dont follow the vortex stuff.  Havnt seen anyone make Ou from it yet. You?

Mags