[urq] radio problem - fixed!

[Keith Lloyd]

Many thanks for all the replies.
I've fixed it. I clearly wasn't thinking straight last night and of course 
the radio constant feed comes direct from the battery and of course, near 
the battery was a fuse which naturally had blown. Doh!
Nevertheless by this time I had all the centre console dismantled and wires 
everywhere. But it was worthwhile because I now have the radio fixed, I 
found and repaired a broken wire (live ffed to cigarette lighter) and I 
learned a lesson too. Don't carry on when you're not thinking straight. 
Leave it a day and go back.
Thanks again all.

Regards

Keith

'87 WR with music to go with the 5 pot soundtrack.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Haseltine" <jim_haseltine at ntlworld.com>
To: "Keith Lloyd" <spotatashleys at hotmail.com>; <urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2010 11:15 PM
Subject: Re: [urq] radio problem


> The red wire to the radio usually comes directly from the battery.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jim  Haseltine
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Keith Lloyd" <spotatashleys at hotmail.com>
> To: <urq at audifans.com>
> Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2010 9:26 PM
> Subject: [urq] radio problem
>
>
>> OK, I've done somethng silly and now can't see the wood for the trees.
>> My Blaupunkt CD player was playing up and so I decided to change it for a 
>> Sony. Silly me plugged in to the sony via the bunch of leads already 
>> attached to it. It worked briefly and then nothing. The unit still works 
>> because if I find a fresh permanet live (cigarette lighter) and a 
>> suitablle earth it fires up. However, the original live feed is now dead. 
>> Why I don't know. Does anyone know where the red wires come from? There 
>> are no blown fuses in the fusebox. Does the permanent live for the radio 
>> come from somewhere else with it's own fuse? If so where?
>> I'm really puzzled and very tired so not thinking straight, I have not 
>> noticed anything else not working which would be a clue.
>> Any assistance gratefully recieved as usual.
>> Many thanks
>>
>> Keith
>>
>> '87 WR
>>
>> p.s. just to confirm - I only need 4 wires to the radio right? permanent 
>> live, earth, illumination and feed to electric aerial.
>> The autocheck has it's own separate speaker on my car so no feed to NF on 
>> radio.
>> Cheers
>>
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