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liquidpoop 
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Posted: October 16, 2007 at 10:12 AM / IP Logged  
Hey, i have just been installing my head unit into my 1996 escort when i came to it the wires were already cut so i tested for my permanent 12v, switched 12v, ground and when i plugged in my head unit smoke started coming out and its now broken, so i have been out and bought a new one, retested my wires with the aid of one of the wiring info pages on here.  now i know which is definatley which although colours didnt match the ones on the site,  so ive wired it all up and plugged it in, low and behold..... no smoke, but my ignition 12v isnt switchin on with the ignition. is it fired off a relay or does it just switched from the ignition? is there a quick fix for it or have a screwed it good and proper, i know i am definatley using the correct wires, i checked the ground for continuity with another earthed part of the car and obviously the permanent
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liquidpoop 
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Posted: October 16, 2007 at 10:23 AM / IP Logged  

sorry....

12v would be easy to find but there are like 4 wires with a permanent 12v whish is where i went wrong last time but i checked on here and it put me straight (i think). i have checked all my fuses and they seem fine. i just cant figure out why the ignition 12v isnt switching

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sarcomax 
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Posted: October 16, 2007 at 10:36 AM / IP Logged  
How did you check the fuses? If you just looked at them, then you still could have a bad one. Either use a multimeter or a continuity tester for best results.
liquidpoop 
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Posted: October 16, 2007 at 10:44 AM / IP Logged  
nah i tested them with a meter
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liquidpoop 
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i read on here that i can take a feed from the cigarrette lighter which would work but im not sure how electrically sound that is, but id rather identify the fault and fix it properly if anybody can help
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liquidpoop 
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i checked out my cigarette lighter and it seems to have voltage even when the car is off, obviously not drawing any current unless its switched, does anybody know anything else i can use, ive traced the wire back to the fuse box and tested it from there giving the same results which i find bizarre with the ignition off i get 1.29v and when i turn it into either of the on positions i get 0.70v.

i tried wiring my meter up to check the voltages and pulling out each one of the relays on the top of my fuse box to see if any of them are damaged but as i take them out and replace them there is no change ive gone over all my car to check fuses and all are intact. im really lost on this one.

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sarcomax 
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Have you tested to make sure that the radio is working by connecting both power wires from the radio to the good power wire that you have in the car? I have had problems in the past where a problem with the radio was causing the power to not read correctly. You can attach the ignition wire from the radio to the main accy wire for the car (fused please) if you can't figure out why thewire for the radio is not working. Just for kicks, did you switch out the fuse at the problem spot?
liquidpoop 
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hey i managed to get it working now i just pulled a new ignition wire in Sorted!, not quite ive connected my amp up for my sub and its not working properly the red and yellow lights are on and there is no output voltage across the speaker terminals, i know all this kit works cause i just took it out of my last car and it worked no problem. i checked the voltage in to my amp and ive got 12.4v i across the + and - amp terminals.  i have 2 rca leads which so i tested both and there was still no sound.

I have another amp which i use for my 6x9's so i thought id see if that worked connected it all up and that worked but was really quiet and very distorted with both rca leads. does anybody have any suggestions?

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Do you also have 12 out of the remote turn on? What kind of radio?
liquidpoop 
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yeah ive got 12v on the turn on lead, its a mutant mt200 only cheap on a budget since i found im im gonna be a dad soon, been hard tryin to position the sub in the back to leave enough space for a pram and im still gutted i had to get rid of my 205. anyway...

ive been messin round this mornin and the amp im powering my sub on will work with just the yellow light on untill i turn up the volume on my head unit or at the amp and it goes into protect mode. so i tried to power my 6x9's off the amp i use for my sub and it works fine no problems at all so im lead to believe that there is a problem with my sub now i tested across the sub terminals and im gettin 0.8 ohms im not sure if thats right, should there be continuity through a sub? any clues on how to test my sub?

Thanks

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