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#1698425 - 08/26/09 05:34 PM Power problem on an old pioneer head unit
nodakksjs
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I have an old pioneer head unit couldn't find the model # but it looks like this
Its getting power because I can hear the cd drive spin. But the front display only lights up for a second then turn off again. The only sound that comes out of it is a beep every time it turns on and off... any help on the matter would be greatly appreciated.

Edited by nodakksjs (08/26/09 05:54 PM)
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#1698521 - 08/27/09 07:15 AM Re: Power problem on an old pioneer head unit [Re: nodakksjs]
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sounds like you blew a fuse in the accessory power lead.
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#1698915 - 08/27/09 04:51 PM Re: Power problem on an old pioneer head unit [Re: imtfox]
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I'm not sure which fuse is connected to the accessory power lead.
I checked the fuse in the head unit and its still good, and at the fuse box there is no fuse the power wire connects directly to the fuse box.

Edited by nodakksjs (08/27/09 04:52 PM)
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#1699723 - 08/29/09 02:59 PM Re: Power problem on an old pioneer head unit [Re: nodakksjs]
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it could have failed, they don't last forever.

it's never a good idea to not fuse wires coming from your fuse box. if you had a short on that wire, your fuse box could melt before the larger upstream fuses tripped. that would render the whole car useless until the whole fuse box was replaced and rewired ( a lot of time and money).
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#1699956 - 08/30/09 04:07 PM Re: Power problem on an old pioneer head unit [Re: keep_hope_alive]
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 Originally Posted By: keep_hope_alive
it could have failed, they don't last forever.

it's never a good idea to not fuse wires coming from your fuse box. if you had a short on that wire, your fuse box could melt before the larger upstream fuses tripped. that would render the whole car useless until the whole fuse box was replaced and rewired ( a lot of time and money).



yea that's what I've feared.

On the fuse issue, I just bought the truck and the way its wired (being non-fused) looks stock (83 Chevy c20). Would a safer method be buying a fuse tap and using that to power the head unit.
Thanks again for the help.

Edited by nodakksjs (08/30/09 04:08 PM)
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