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electric gurus ...blowing radio fuse

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bryguy00b

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i keep blowin out the fuse for my radio with in like 15 minuts or so of replacing it. im using a 15 amp fuse. there must be a short or something someplace, but im unsure of wear to start lookin.. /forums/images/graemlins/dunno.gif
 
Is it the fuse on the back of the radio, or one on one of the lines? If there is a fuse on the yellow wire (constant 12V), it might be blowing the fuse there. On mine, the PO had one on this yellow wire, and everytime I would turn the stereo up, the fuse would blow and shut the stereo off. Just a suggestion... /forums/images/graemlins/1zhelp.gif

Steven
 
I know mine is wired in w/ the cig lighter on the fuse panel. The lighter when plugged in was causing a dead short and would blow the fuse each time. Could try there, but I don't know if mine was wired that way by the PO. /forums/images/graemlins/dunno.gif
Good luck.
Jesse
 
Mine was doing some crazy crap like that too. I finally just ran a seperate fuse block for lights and stereo behind the glove box. I just got tired of all the bs. It was easier to just bypass it.
 
Me too. That is my ONLY electrical gremlin. It is the wire itself in mine, I ran a new wire with a seperate fuse also. /forums/images/graemlins/k5.gif
 
Come off of the batt to your new fuse block. Then there are three main wires. Red to ign.(or a wire in dash not hot unless the key is on). The yellow should be constant hot(run to your new fuse block).Black is ground. Is that simple enough. There might be a diagram on the top or bottom of the deck when you pull it out.
 
i dont wanna have to put another fuse block in just for this thing though, ahh i dunno when i get some free time ill pull it out and see what i can wire up or something lol.
 
Easy fix, put a bigger fuse in it, like a 30 amp. If it still blows then you got problems.
 
You need a new cigarette lighter. I'll bet you a sixpack /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif (No really /forums/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif)
 
i dont think putting in a bigger fuse is the right thing to do, u only need a 15..putting in a bigger one would be like ignoring the problem and that could be bad i would think...

ill check the for the speakers though, the wiring it pretty shitty for them i know that much.
 
I had this same problem and it was my cig lighter was bad. It's a $2.00 part. Try it.
 
yeah it the cig lighter, at the back of the sockit its grouding out, put a new fuse in turn up your radio and smack, the ash tray, youll see it spark so try and prevent it grounding out thats it
 
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