Sure its possible,just make sure you didnt give something coanstant power when it should be switched.zincyellow03 said:I came back from vacation(8 days) and my stock battery was dead. Could it be from my system because in the begining of aug. I connect my system to the igition switch in the radio so that I don't have to use my cigarette lighter to turn it on. My friend told me that the reason it died because my system slowly drained the power out. Is that possible?
iskwezm said:Sure its possible,just make sure you didnt give something coanstant power when it should be switched.
You found it,your remote wire for your amp is hooked to a constant 12v source,it needs to be a switched 12v source so it only comes on with the radio (power ant. wire)or the at least the key.Your hot for the amp should be at least a 8 GA and go straight to the pos on the battery,the ground should go to the chassis and be no more than 18" and also 8 GA.Your old battery was probably fine but the constant draw was anough to kill it while you were gone.zincyellow03 said:Like what do you mean? I think it might be because I connected it to the ignition switch(or atleast I though I did) in the radio. I've noticed a noise come from it once in a while. Also, I've noticed that my amp seems to be on all the time... Do you have any suggestions? I checked it today and it's dead(new battery was put in on sunday afternoon).
iskwezm said:You found it,your remote wire for your amp is hooked to a constant 12v source,it needs to be a switched 12v source so it only comes on with the radio (power ant. wire)or the at least the key.Your hot for the amp should be at least a 8 GA and go straight to the pos on the battery,the ground should go to the chassis and be no more than 18" and also 8 GA.Your old battery was probably fine but the constant draw was anough to kill it while you were gone.
iskwezm said:You found it,your remote wire for your amp is hooked to a constant 12v source,it needs to be a switched 12v source so it only comes on with the radio (power ant. wire)or the at least the key.
Sorry, I don't know what this means.iskwezm said:Your hot for the amp should be at least a 8 GA
Check on everything here (except for the 8 GA). I think I might have also overcharged my battery too...iskwezm said:and go straight to the pos on the battery,the ground should go to the chassis and be no more than 18" and also 8 GA.Your old battery was probably fine but the constant draw was anough to kill it while you were gone
iskwezm said:if you changed your head unit,use the remote turn on from the head unit to turn on the amp.The amps MAIN power wire goes to the battery,that way it will get the power it needs and also reduce the chance of noise(buzz,whine)
If you overcharged the battery,you will smell it (sulfer)or you will see the sides bulged out on the battery.
You can check for a remote or ant. lead if it has one,if not,you can tap into the KEY SWITCHED RADIO SOURCE,so get a test light and find which power wire lights the tester when the key is turned to acc/on,thast will be your amp turn on lead.zincyellow03 said:I have the stock headunit. What should I do then?
iskwezm said:You can check for a remote or ant. lead if it has one,if not,you can tap into the KEY SWITCHED RADIO SOURCE,so get a test light and find which power wire lights the tester when the key is turned to acc/on,thast will be your amp turn on lead.
your radio has 2 power sources,one is a constant power for the memory(DO NOT USE THIS ONE),they other will turn the radio on WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED,the one that turns the radio on WITH THE KEY IS THE ONE.zincyellow03 said:So the key switched radio source is different from the iginition key? Wouldn't they both be on?
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