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Old Jul 29, 2007 | 05:25 PM
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Electrical issue

Head unit went out. Fuses are good. Head fuse is good. Took it apart no visible damage to capacitors, chips, etc.... Head is receiving 12.4 volts when car is on, but is not turning on.

Any ideas what I should be looking for? Also, the clock in the idiot surround went out at the same time, but the warning lights still work. And it says the door is open even when it isn't.

Any insight would be great. I'm convinced the head is toast but gimme some hope.
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Old Jul 29, 2007 | 06:03 PM
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Wow, I have something like the same exact problem! Door is open, clock doesn't work until door is closed (...).
Well, currently, my voltage regulator broke and I assume I fried something somewhere. Be sure to check connections and grounds!

Would like a better answer for problem though...
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Old Jul 29, 2007 | 06:41 PM
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same thing with me my clock turns on when i shut the door but resets to 100
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Old Jul 29, 2007 | 07:38 PM
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Originally Posted by drftem
same thing with me my clock turns on when i shut the door but resets to 100

That could just be bad solder joints. I took mine apart about a year ago, desoldered it, and resoldered it. Worked like a champ till today.
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Old Jul 29, 2007 | 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by w0ppe
Wow, I have something like the same exact problem! Door is open, clock doesn't work until door is closed (...).
Well, currently, my voltage regulator broke and I assume I fried something somewhere. Be sure to check connections and grounds!

Would like a better answer for problem though...
Just redid all grounds. Maybe i'll take some off and see what happens.
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Old Jul 29, 2007 | 08:03 PM
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It's one problem when an electrical circuit is cut off, it's another when it just gets rerouted somewhere. This really sucks! I tried with the interior wiring to no avail...
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Old Jul 29, 2007 | 10:55 PM
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Do your interior lights come on when you open the doors? The idiot lights and the clock are on separate fused circuits. Check the 7.5a fuse that controls the interior lights. If it blows, the clock display won't come on.
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Old Jul 29, 2007 | 11:28 PM
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room fuse is blown... not bad solder joints of grounds... if the clock and radio do not work you have a blown room fuse.

You should be checking all the fuses before even posting
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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 12:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Icemark
room fuse is blown... not bad solder joints of grounds... if the clock and radio do not work you have a blown room fuse.

You should be checking all the fuses before even posting
I did check all the fuses, but I'll go check again. I'll post what I find.
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Old Aug 1, 2007 | 06:03 PM
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Room fuse (7.5 amp) was blown. I had checked all the fuses, but I think I checked them when I was working on the power window problem and THEN the power went out on the stereo. I called it a night and that's where my problem started.

Anyways, thanks for your help everybody. Stereo and clock work now.
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