Receiver wont work

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Forum Name: Car Audio
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Printed Date: May 06, 2024 at 10:10 AM

Topic: Receiver wont work

Posted By: Klowd
Subject: Receiver wont work
Date Posted: May 29, 2005 at 5:20 PM

ok i have a kenwood reciever that i am trying to install into my 1990 eagle talon, the problem is that it wont even respond. I have used wiring diagrams and made sure that everything is hooked up right and it still wont respond, nothing happens with the receiver no light or anything. I was wondering what might be the problem here, would the lack of a ground wire caus this because as i look at wiring diagrams it shows that to ground it you must attach your own to chassis but i would think that lack of a ground wire would caus the reciever not to even turn on. I'm thinking that the reciever might be fried but i wasn't sure, i took off the top cover and nothing looked bad, no black spots or anything. Im confused and need help...

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Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: May 29, 2005 at 6:11 PM

Yes, the deck will need a ground wire. If your car does not have one in the wiring harness, run your own to a screw through the chassis sanded free of paint.

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Posted By: Klowd
Date Posted: May 29, 2005 at 6:21 PM

so you think that would cause the unit to not even do anything, caus i was thinking about that but havent had time to try, next time im working on my car im going to test and see, i really hope it works and the unit isnt fried...

Posted By: samroza
Date Posted: May 30, 2005 at 8:45 AM

What does "won't respond" mean? Does that mean it won't power up, won't produce sound?

No ground means no power. No power means no powering up. Try running a quick ground to it and see f it solves the problem.

Sam

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