what are these 3 wires coming out of my stereo
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what are these 3 wires coming out of my stereo
I have a cd player that I'm installing in my 10ae, and the harness i got from best buy hooks up all of the front and rear speakers, but I am left with three wires that do not go with the harness. One black wire, one red wire, and one yellow wire.
I'm a complete n00b when it comes to electronics, but I think the red and black are 12v and ground? Any help?
TIA,
Tom
I'm a complete n00b when it comes to electronics, but I think the red and black are 12v and ground? Any help?
TIA,
Tom
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This is in the wrong section but...
There should have been a color chart that came with the harness. More than likely red is +12v (always +12v), black is ground, and yellow is ign. (keyed +12v) or a +12v when the key is in the on postion
There should have been a color chart that came with the harness. More than likely red is +12v (always +12v), black is ground, and yellow is ign. (keyed +12v) or a +12v when the key is in the on postion
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actually, i think the yellow is a constant 12v and the red is ignition on 12v. but i may be wrong, it's been a short while since i put the CD player in my FC. the one that is fused is the constant 12v. the one that isn't fused is just a 12v source to trip an internal relay to turn the CD player on. the fused wire carries all the current to run the player.
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Yellow is constant +12, red is ignition switch +12, and the black wire is ground. There's no ground connection on the factory harness. Merely attach the black wire to the metal chassis of the headunit, or (if using a plastic mounting kit) to one of the four metal mounting screws on the dash.
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the blue wire is either antenna turn on, or remote turn on. Most harnesses have a solid blue that turns a power antenna on, and then a blue with white stripe that can be used to trigger a relay when the radio turns on, or to turn on amplifiers (this is the most common use). So if you're not installing an amplifier anywhere, you probably won't use it.