Radio Ground problem?
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2007
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From: SOUTH ELGIN IL
Radio Ground problem?
Hi all,
Durango Boy and I spec'd out a pretty kickin' system for my C-3 and i wired it all up over the weekend and it ran great for a few minutes and then cut out for 3 or 4 seconds only to turn itself back on. The display on the Kenwood radio went dead when it shut down so I'm thinking bad ground? No blown fuses...
Can anyone tell me where they have their radio (particularly aftermarket) grounded at? I looked in my AIM and couldn't find a recommended location.
Durango Boy and I spec'd out a pretty kickin' system for my C-3 and i wired it all up over the weekend and it ran great for a few minutes and then cut out for 3 or 4 seconds only to turn itself back on. The display on the Kenwood radio went dead when it shut down so I'm thinking bad ground? No blown fuses...
Can anyone tell me where they have their radio (particularly aftermarket) grounded at? I looked in my AIM and couldn't find a recommended location.
Drifting
Joined: Jul 2005
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From: Baltimore MD
Hi all,
Durango Boy and I spec'd out a pretty kickin' system for my C-3 and i wired it all up over the weekend and it ran great for a few minutes and then cut out for 3 or 4 seconds only to turn itself back on. The display on the Kenwood radio went dead when it shut down so I'm thinking bad ground? No blown fuses...
Can anyone tell me where they have their radio (particularly aftermarket) grounded at? I looked in my AIM and couldn't find a recommended location.
Durango Boy and I spec'd out a pretty kickin' system for my C-3 and i wired it all up over the weekend and it ran great for a few minutes and then cut out for 3 or 4 seconds only to turn itself back on. The display on the Kenwood radio went dead when it shut down so I'm thinking bad ground? No blown fuses...
Can anyone tell me where they have their radio (particularly aftermarket) grounded at? I looked in my AIM and couldn't find a recommended location.
You need constant power for the memory and front display of your radio. For that you could jump off your cigarette lighter.
Racer
Joined: Jan 2008
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"Your first problem was DB".... come on really?
When I installed my Alpine head unit, I grounded it off of the old wiring harness... and had no problems. I did have a weird restart problem for a while though due to a loose ground on the amp. The amp would sense the bad connection over bumps and shut off.
Good luck finding the problem!
-ks
When I installed my Alpine head unit, I grounded it off of the old wiring harness... and had no problems. I did have a weird restart problem for a while though due to a loose ground on the amp. The amp would sense the bad connection over bumps and shut off.
Good luck finding the problem!
-ks
Drifting
Joined: Aug 2005
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From: Hamilton NJ
Hi all,
Durango Boy and I spec'd out a pretty kickin' system for my C-3 and i wired it all up over the weekend and it ran great for a few minutes and then cut out for 3 or 4 seconds only to turn itself back on. The display on the Kenwood radio went dead when it shut down so I'm thinking bad ground? No blown fuses...
Can anyone tell me where they have their radio (particularly aftermarket) grounded at? I looked in my AIM and couldn't find a recommended location.
Durango Boy and I spec'd out a pretty kickin' system for my C-3 and i wired it all up over the weekend and it ran great for a few minutes and then cut out for 3 or 4 seconds only to turn itself back on. The display on the Kenwood radio went dead when it shut down so I'm thinking bad ground? No blown fuses...
Can anyone tell me where they have their radio (particularly aftermarket) grounded at? I looked in my AIM and couldn't find a recommended location.
Otherwise you can run a wire from the HU to a bare metal spot on the tranny tunnel. You may need a ground loop isolator on your RCA's if you get a hum or whine at different RPM's.
Enjoy
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2007
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From: SOUTH ELGIN IL
Running straight to the battery is not a bad idea but I woul dneed some extendors too. In the meantime I re-ran the ground to an existing one in the console and pull a perfectly grounded circuit with my multimeter now.
If only I had caught that the actual head unit I bought was refurbished instead of new. F-ing thing crapped out on me after 5 minutes so I sent it back.
The old pioneer POS is back in for now...
If only I had caught that the actual head unit I bought was refurbished instead of new. F-ing thing crapped out on me after 5 minutes so I sent it back.
The old pioneer POS is back in for now...
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