Desperately need help
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Forum Name: Car Audio
Forum Discription: Car Stereos, Amplifiers, Crossovers, Processors, Speakers, Subwoofers, etc.
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Printed Date: July 02, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Topic: Desperately need help
Posted By: lakerguy5
Subject: Desperately need help
Date Posted: April 27, 2004 at 10:01 PM
ok here's the deal, i had a setup consisting of one rockford puch stage 3 on a sony 760w with a kenwood 4 channel 640w running my speakers. all of it was hooked up to a clarion eqs560 equalizer. i wanted to build a fiberglass box and hook up two additional kenwood amps one for each sub with the existing kenwood 4 channel and get rid of the sony. the problem is now i get no power to the equalizer or the amps but my dvd player and lcd still work fine. the power windows also dont work now. i checked all of the connections and spent most of today rewiring everything and checking grounds, but the curious thing is that the eq and kenwood amp stopped working after i took out the sony amp, i didnt touch anything else just unplugged the sony.
if anyone has any tips or needs more info please let me know. i am stumped.
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Posted By: bryceyaworsky
Date Posted: April 27, 2004 at 11:08 PM
where are your remote wires coming from, the deck or elsewhere? I don't know how you wired it, but my guess would be to check the car's fuse panel for a blown fuse. If you happened to tap into an acc wire from the power windows and then shorted a remote when switching amps, you would've blown that particular fuse. But then again, I don't know how you've wired it so I could be wrong.
Posted By: lensam69
Date Posted: April 28, 2004 at 9:42 AM
I agree.... Check the fuses. If you can, get your hands on a multimeter, and check the wiring for continuity... You might've cut/disconected an important wire without noticing it.
Posted By: forbidden
Date Posted: April 28, 2004 at 2:48 PM
3rd vote for the fuse, might even be under the hood. Where did you connect the remote on lead to the eq from? Did you use a relay to trip the remote on leads to all items? Sounds like crispy circuit somewhere. Please tell me that your system was off when you unplugged the Sony.
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Posted By: lakerguy5
Date Posted: April 29, 2004 at 1:33 PM
my system was off when i unplugged the sony. the accy wire i tapped in to was in the factory stereo harness, how would i know which fuse i am looking for if that was to be the problem. also, how could a fuse blow without anything turned on and by simply removing an amp.
Posted By: lensam69
Date Posted: April 29, 2004 at 4:23 PM
If you didn't disconect the battery, ANY positive cable that touches the veihicle chasis WILL create a short, and generate a large amount of heat in a very short time, If you're lucky enough to have a fuse, it will blow. If you don't have a fuse... run for a fire extinguisher. Remember! Always unplugg your negative battery post whenever you're going to mess with the electrical system. ------------- forbidden wrote:
Wrong advice young grasshopper, go back to square one and do not pass go.
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