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ferris1003

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Posted: August 02, 2003 at 8:15 PM / IP Logged

I have a bad battery wire i found when installing my girlfriend's new stereo...the ignition wire's fine, reads around 12v and the ground's fine, but the battery wire isn't showing squat. Her car's a 1996 Saturn SC2, and i was wondering where the best place is to run a 12 constant battery wire, preferably not fromt he battery itself. Thanks for you help!

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Posted: August 02, 2003 at 8:48 PM / IP Logged

Are there any other electrical problems with the car? Also have you checked the radios fuses? Did the old radio work?

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Posted: August 02, 2003 at 10:19 PM / IP Logged

Yea it's probably just a blown fuse. Continuity-check all of them with a multimeter to verify none are blown.

Did you use a wiring harness for the wiring?

In the igniton switch harness either of the 2 red wires should be a constant power connection, but for obvious reasons you should definitely check this with a meter first. Even so, I'd still recommend you run a fused wire directly to the battery instead; most likely the wires in the ignition harness will not be able to handle the current required by the stereo. What kind of stereo is it though (brand, model#)?

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