need help-- power a HU when not hooked up to car
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need help-- power a HU when not hooked up to car
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So i have a quick question. i bought all the supplies for a speaker cooler--
cooler, speakers, HU.
I'm trying to get the HU to power on and from what i know, all you need to do is connect yellow and black(remote and ground) to the negative side of hte batter andRed(power) to the positive side of the battery.
Forget about the speakers-- im just trying to get the HU to power on. Is there something I am not doing? Something i'm doing wrong?
I figure i'm doing it right, but then i think about how you can't turn a HU on without the car ignition on.... a little confused
Please help
Thanks
Drew
So i have a quick question. i bought all the supplies for a speaker cooler--
cooler, speakers, HU.
I'm trying to get the HU to power on and from what i know, all you need to do is connect yellow and black(remote and ground) to the negative side of hte batter andRed(power) to the positive side of the battery.
Forget about the speakers-- im just trying to get the HU to power on. Is there something I am not doing? Something i'm doing wrong?
I figure i'm doing it right, but then i think about how you can't turn a HU on without the car ignition on.... a little confused
Please help
Thanks
Drew
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All I can say its ouch you shouldn't be doing it if you think red is constant 12v and yellow is switched!!
Thats totally backwards..\
And I hope u didn't cut the factory harness it would of been easier to spend the extra bucks and just buy a connector so you just plug it in..
Thats totally backwards..\
And I hope u didn't cut the factory harness it would of been easier to spend the extra bucks and just buy a connector so you just plug it in..
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no, i bought clamps. i went directly from the HU, and soldered the red/yellow together and then connected those to extension wires that are soldered to a small clamp. the ground wire is soldered to an extension wire and then to a clamp... just like hooking up mini jumper cables now.
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Originally Posted by DDuds2k,Aug 19 2008, 07:39 AM
no, i bought clamps. i went directly from the HU, and soldered the red/yellow together and then connected those to extension wires that are soldered to a small clamp. the ground wire is soldered to an extension wire and then to a clamp... just like hooking up mini jumper cables now.
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Originally Posted by DDuds2k,Aug 18 2008, 10:10 PM
I'm trying to get the HU to power on and from what i know, all you need to do is connect yellow and black(remote and ground) to the negative side of hte batter andRed(power) to the positive side of the battery.
You probably just fried your headunit.
Check the fuse under the radio harness, its probably blown. Or you headunit might smell like fried electronics.
If your somehow lucky and didnt fry it then try this....
Yellow & Red must be connected to the (+) terminal of the battery
Black (-) must be connected to the negative terminal of the battery
Ensure ALL of your other wires are not exposed so they dont short out. Your radio should power on when you hit the on button.
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