Stereo update...
I installed an in line filter on the power lines as Randall and others
suggested. After a little more than a week, it seems to have done the
trick. The stereo seems to be working fine. Thanks everyone!
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Kurtis Jones
Russellville, Arkansas
1963 TR4 - CT19389L
1959 AH Bugeye - AN5L23250
www.geocities.com/tr4_1963
On 10/6/05, Kurtis <tr4driver@gmail.com> wrote:
> Guys,
>
> I'm experiencing an odd problem. Hopefully some of you less electrically
> challenged can help me out.
>
> I recently installed a new stereo in my TR4. It worked fine for the first
> couple of days, then quit. It wasn't completely dead, the display backlight
> still worked, and there was a faint "thump" when I switched it on, but no
> actual display or sound. I unplugged and re-plugged the wiring harness, and
> it worked perfectly. I figured it had just been a loose connection, until
> it acted up again today. It started out as an odd clicking sound that only
> occurred while the engine was running, then after a couple of minutes, the
> thing went semi-dead again. This time, I simply disconnected the ground
> terminal on the battery temporarily, and this seemed to "reboot" the thing.
> It works fine again now.
>
> The stereo has a typical two power supply connection. One is switched and
> the other is constant (to retain programmed stations and the clock I
> assume). The constant power supply seems to be the culprit, since I've
> confirmed that the switched power supply does indeed cut out when the
> ignition is turned off. I didn't run the constant power supply line
> directly from the positive battery terminal, but instead ran it from the A1
> terminal on the voltage control box.
>
> I switched the car from positive to negative ground a couple of years ago,
> and the stereo I had in the car before this one worked flawlessly; however,
> it did have some kind of extra filter built into the power portion of the
> wiring harness.
>
> Any ideas or suggestions?
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