electrical problem help
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Racer
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From: sf bay area California
electrical problem help
have the following
pioneer z2
pdx 4/150 for MB quart q series components/ coaxial rear fill
pdx600/1 for jl 10w3
some capacitor???
during really hot weather and the ac blasting stuck stuck on steep hill i stalled the the engine and heard a big pop through the system{mostly in rear , think from the sub} car restarted everything seemed fine .. after a few weeks notice that battery dies all the time , car will not start without jump. even put it on a tender and it wont start. when car is at low rpm can see the volt meter fluctuate around 12 to 13 volts,when on highway it was 14 to 14.4... left it on a charger for a full day and the car wouldnt start.volts less than 10. when i turned off my head unit with engine running i could see my sub working{moving} like it was playing. the blue lights of the amps would power every-time the car would detect the fob and then pop . i disconnected the power to all amps and i am still having problem starting the car without a jump...
got so pissed that i ripped apart my rack and sub enclosure.
how do i find out if my amps are damaged ...or the capacitor.... am replacing the battery in the morning...
pioneer z2
pdx 4/150 for MB quart q series components/ coaxial rear fill
pdx600/1 for jl 10w3
some capacitor???
during really hot weather and the ac blasting stuck stuck on steep hill i stalled the the engine and heard a big pop through the system{mostly in rear , think from the sub} car restarted everything seemed fine .. after a few weeks notice that battery dies all the time , car will not start without jump. even put it on a tender and it wont start. when car is at low rpm can see the volt meter fluctuate around 12 to 13 volts,when on highway it was 14 to 14.4... left it on a charger for a full day and the car wouldnt start.volts less than 10. when i turned off my head unit with engine running i could see my sub working{moving} like it was playing. the blue lights of the amps would power every-time the car would detect the fob and then pop . i disconnected the power to all amps and i am still having problem starting the car without a jump...
got so pissed that i ripped apart my rack and sub enclosure.
how do i find out if my amps are damaged ...or the capacitor.... am replacing the battery in the morning...
Last edited by neveo; Jul 11, 2008 at 12:34 AM. Reason: typo
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Sep 2007
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From: sf bay area California
battery replaced under warranty and new alt. i am going to redo my system. this time i will do the big 3. is there a need for a cap with our cars say if i use 2 300/4 arc audio amps?
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 492
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From: sf bay area California
simple question.... is it normal for the illumination of the butons on a z2 to be on when the head unit is off? should my amps and the pioneer head unit power on when the car detects the FOB or is on but not running?
