Taco_Master

I usually think that I am pretty good when it comes to dealing with electronics and espically car audio, but this one has thrown me for a loop. I was pulling up to the gas station today, and my radio all of a sudden went out. poof. Dont think that I am dumb, I checked the fuse, both on the panel inside the car, under the hood, and on the back of the headunit, but they are all good. I pulled out the handy dandy continuity testor and there is still power AND ground going into the harness. I plugged the old factory radio in and again no power. I have no idea where to look or to think about this. I will give you a little bit of what happened. I was listening to the radio and I went to switch over to CD and when I did the volume was different, so the CD was loud and then the CD player just turned off. poof. I have exhausted my thoughts. Any ideas?

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Ssicarman

Is there power all the way to the radio? The connecter terminal, radio side. Terminals not loose or pushed in ?

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Coldsolderjoint

you got two powers the memory(hot) and the turn on(acc)

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Eddie
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Taco_Master

I should inform you guy that I work at Mobile Link (car audio) in Central Wisconsin. I know that there are 2 wires, and BOTH of them test hot. And as far as I can tell, yes, the connector is making contact. I can not be 100% sure however.

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Coldsolderjoint

sorry man, i didnt mean to piss in your cherrios, you said any ideas... and even the most savy people sometimes forget the simpliest things.. just trying to help... did you try turning it on without any speakers attached incase one of them is a dead short?

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picksl1

im beiong completely serious and dont mean to be a dick if i sound like one, but did you ask ur other car audio installers ya work with what they think also?

try the chime fuse.....i think that one will prevent the radio from working

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Taco_Master

I firgured it out. I was a littles pissed when I wrote that because my car was breaking after sticking lots of money into it. you know how it is. The problem was that my memory or constant power line went bad. I have to draw a new line from the batter to the radio. I'm not sure what went out. I was still getting some power, about 3 volts rather than the 12 I was supposed to be getting. So if you may know why, let me know on that too. Thanks.

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Coldsolderjoint

bad connections? bad ground? thats about all i can think of

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Eddie
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Ssicarman

Sounds like there could be a radio fuse that is bad or a power circuit to the radio. do you have the three volts at the radio fuses?

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