Newbie Install Question

Hi,

I have just installed a Pioneer 7600MP in my 2001 Honda Civic.  I'm afraid I might have done the wiring wrong.  Since I installed it my battery died (it has never died in the past).  I boosted, drove for 15 mins.  Then while driving attached the face on the deck.  3 minutes later my battery died while I was driving.  Would this be a wiring or a battery problem?

Please help!!

Thanks

I used a wiring harness.  No fuses are blowing.  The deck works fine.  Just when I plug it in, I know it places a huge load on the battery.  The only wire I wasn't sure about was the ILL one, (i'm guessing illumination).  It believe it was ORANGE / white, I connected it to the other ORANGE / white wire.   There was another orange wire that I did not use.

You can go to any advance auto store and they will check you battery and alternator for free.

you connected the ORANGE / white from the HU to which other ORANGE / white wire?   did you meter it to verify that it was an illumination lead?

it's rare for a deck to cause a brownout while driving, even if hooked up horribly incorrectly.... i would suspect an alternator problem of some kind.....sounds to me like you are running off the battery alone.....

The deck does work fine.  If I hooked up the wires wrong, something on the deck would have to not work right? 

But it sounds right that I was running off just battery.  I don't think the alternater is working.  When I boosted the car, I put the lights on, and that caused the car to die again.  Again, I've never had any battery/alternator problems before.

What causes an alternator to go?  It is really cold out here, maybe that's why?

Would an alternator be covered under a powertrain warranty?  Is it part of the powertrain?  

Thanks for all your help guys :)