QuestionQUESTION: I have a a New JVC detachable that will cut in and out sometimes at idle but mostly upon acceleration. One of the back speakers was hooked up straight to a Sony xplod sub for testing purposes and I was told it was drawing too much power from the deck. Now after disconnecting it ,the short
still continues. Eventually it works fine but for the 1st 10 minutes or so all it does is cut.I had some after market
front speakers installed on my 04 Rodeo but I am unsure if
there is a short there. Could I have done something to the stereo by hooking up the underpowered sub?
ANSWER: Tim, If the sub had too low of impedance, it could have caused your radio to get hot and short a circuit, but it would just stop working altogether. I am guessing that you have a loose connection. It is either in the wiring harness behind the radio, or the plug that goes into the radio. One or the other is loose and not getting a really good connection. Loosen the radio, turn it on, and move it in and out of the opening. Does the sound keep clipping? If so, there is a loose connection. Just check all connections, and it should be fixed. If it still is not fixed, try installing the old stereo. If the clipping goes away, you know the short is inside the radio. Hope this helps, Scott
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QUESTION: Well after yet another trip to Car Toys they cannot locate
the short. I have disconnected the unit and moved it in and out to check for shorts to no avail. I have also disconnected all speakers except one to narrow down speaker shorting also to no avail. The tech at CT says there is constant power to the unit based on a multimeter test he performed while driving so his guess was a speaker short. I cannot locate it. The wiring harness has been clipped (also by CT) to splice the new stereo in, so it would be lengthy to reconnect. Plus the tech told me he had connected another stereo and received the same result. I feel like performing my own multimeter test and reconnecting the whole thing.I am baffled and sick to death of Car toys!Please help!
AnswerYes, I would be a little upset with them as well. They should be able to locate problem pretty easily. They must be covering something up, if they cannot come up with some sort of answer. Two suggestions that I would have, based on your information, is to remount the existing speaker into the same spot, or switch the two rear speakers completely. Does the problem persist after the remount? Does the problem follow the speaker, or is it in only one spot no matter which speaker is hooked up? These tests should give you a little better insight to what is causing the problem. Hope this helps, Scott
