glove box radio install

[6T5 square]

made all connections- not getting any power to it. m-d &m& m-d2

[njgt-1]

made all connections- not getting any power to it.

are you getting juice to the 2 power wires? if so check that fuse on the back of the radio. One other thing is the unit grounded? you might want to run a separate ground wire to the case and then to a good ground.

[6T5 square]

I changed the 16 amp fuse in the car and the 10amp one in the unit looks good.  Still no power. Could it be a bad ground? I'm also waondering about the piggybacks. It's hard to see where they slip onto the fuse box. Maybe when my hands warm up a little I'll look at that.

Is there a way to test the stereo itself. Wish i knew how to use a VOM m-d &m& m-d2

[lovebus (jack)]

The best way to check it is with the thing you don't know how to use.  stoned#  meter without that your shooting in the dark. It has to be grounded.

[6T5 square]

I was just going to ask if it could be a bad ground. I just checked my + connections and everything looks good.

[6T5 square]

The best way to check it is with the thing you don't know how to use.  stoned#  meter without that your shooting in the dark. It has to be grounded.

Can anybody here walk me through it online?

[Baha (Shawn)]

John. Just hook up a piece of wire from the screw on the back of the radio (the one with the bracket you bent)to any bare metal under the hood (part of the body) to check it. If it works make a permanent one

[6T5 square]

I'll check this out again tommorrow- it's getting cold out there. Thanks Shaun. I'll try grounding it some where else.

[njgt-1]

John,

I've gone through this several times. To test a radio outside the car I've used a 12v source, my jumper box and just wired the radio up on a table with 2 speakers and an old antenna plugged in. You have to ground out the case or you won't complete the circuit. If its getting juice to the + side I'd start looking at the ground if there is one. The antenna is usually grounded but thats not enough. I've got 5 or 6 radios sitting down the basement that includes an AM Chevy one from the Corvair and a "look a like' chevy radio/tape deck that will eventually end up in the vair. I've tested every one of them this way and they won't play unless you have the case grounded. Just my  2CENTS

[Baha (Shawn)]

Was re-reading this thread.

What color are they? Red is + ... Yellow is for the dash lights... Blue is for amps or power antenna (It goes hot when you turn the radio on)

Wow I said that with such authority! Yellow IS for dash lights...ON A CHEVY! Good greif. Sorry John. Beetle was right yellow is for the memories & hooking them up together is fine.

[perdecas]

it might be a bad henway, check the henway

[66-Ghia]

Yeah Frank what's a henway?      ABOUT 4 POUNDS

                            !fright!   shocked    BO**   BO**

[matt]

  John,

On my Alpine car radio, I had the same prob, ( years ago)   but confirmed it was receiving juice by the volt meter........

  THought it was a bad radio, then happened to catch in the manual to "make sure you push in the reset switch on rear of radio" - did that, and power came on........ 888


  Said to do that even after disconnecting battery, removing radio..............





Not saying that this is it, but just wanted to add to the info given



Good luck

Matt



HAH! good catch Bud!

[6T5 square]

yeah Matt, I thought about that and reset it early. But the latest news is-I got it working!!



How ,you ask?

Using my volt meter! I realized I was hooked up to the wrong fuse! I had a 16 amp fuse on an 8 amp holder. Made the change, moved the piggybacks over one fuse and bingo bango- it lights up!



m-d &m& m-d2 :wallbash: screwey)) stoned#

[perdecas]

bingo bango? swell john !