ok so my radio shuts off sometimes when i hit the brake...not all the time, but enough to be annoying...anyone ever had this happen to them? im thinking a short somewhere, but have no idea where to look.....

 

i know exactually how you feel...in my beater sentra the radio shuts off when i give it 50% or more gas. turned out to be a short beyond the head unit(someone electrical taped things together.) easy fix...i dont know exactly where your problem will be. maybe a battery problem?

 

i dont even know. i have 2 amps running....a 280 watt amp for my mids and highs and a 750watt class d amp for my 2 12's...but i still have no idea what that has to do with the brakes

 

check the ground terminal on the battery

 

ill try that tomorrow. thanks

 

well that helps a little...yer battery could be being drained because of running your amps. the alternaters in 94 arnt as good as they are in 07. might need a capacitor...it stores up amps and then uses them as needed for real high and low tone beats

there cheap, check ebay i think a 5 farad's should do ya

i really hope this helps,
adam

 

im sure hell be fine with a 2 farad

 

i'm running a 5 farad with a 1000w amp and i do fine so yer prob right

 

+1 for checking the battery terminals, I had this exact thing happen to me and i popped the hood and saw that the positive lead had come completely off. This also drained my battery, but after I got a new one and made the connections the radio stayed on fine.

 

k. i checked everything, everything looks fine. i also had this problem before i installed the 2nd amp

 

how many volts is your alternator putting out....my alternator started to go out and my indash dvd kept turning off and i couldnt figure it out until my alternator totally died then when i replaced it never happened again.

 

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yeah thats smart i didnt think of that...yer alternator is prob going out on ya. they dont last forever.

 

the alt is brand new 4 months ago....i had that issue where things would just shut off. that was the alt. but this is only when i hit the brake pedal.

 

is there corrosion on the battery terminals and have you checked the exact voltage output of your alternator