I have installed a car stereo receiver on the BBQ island that I have
in my backyard, but I cannot get it to power up. I've connected the
receiver's power line (normally goes to the car battery) to a 110V AC
to 12V DC adapter, but it won't power up. Did I splice the wires
incorrectly? I am at a loss.
Mike
AsianInvasian69 - 11 Jun 2007 07:57 GMT
3 connections you need to check
the red wire needs +12V this is the ignition lin
the yellow wire also needs +12V this is the constant powe
and the black wire needs -12v this is your groun
if thoswe are all hooked up properly then check that you didnt pop
fuse on the H
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AsianInvasian69
Matt Ion - 13 Jun 2007 03:33 GMT
> I have installed a car stereo receiver on the BBQ island that I have
> in my backyard, but I cannot get it to power up. I've connected the
> receiver's power line (normally goes to the car battery) to a 110V AC
> to 12V DC adapter, but it won't power up. Did I splice the wires
> incorrectly? I am at a loss.
Most decks have two power wires: one for switched power, usually red and
usually marked for the ACCESSORY switch; and one for constant power,
usually yellow and marked something like CLOCK, BACKUP, etc. For this
purpose, you can connect both together and feed them +12V. Check the
manual or label on the deck to be sure of the colors; red and yellow are
about 99% universal, but there are a few oddities out there.
The ground wire, typically black, connects to the ground or "-" terminal
of the power supply; if this doesn't work, you can try connecting a wire
from the metal case of the deck to the power supply terminal.
matt.chadsey@mesanetworks.net - 14 Jun 2007 05:44 GMT
On Jun 10, 11:56 pm, m...@auctioncamera.com wrote:
> I have installed a car stereo receiver on the BBQ island that I have
> in my backyard, but I cannot get it to power up. I've connected the
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> Mike
Mike-
If all your connections are correct, you may check out the current
supplying capability of the transformer. If it can only supply 500mA,
and your stereo requires a couple amps just to power up, then you'll
need a beefier supply. I'm not sure what the normal current draw is
for your stereo, but I would match the supply current capability to
the fuse rating of the stereo.
-Matt
jc - 15 Jun 2007 19:16 GMT
On Jun 13, 11:44 pm, matt.chad...@mesanetworks.net wrote:
> On Jun 10, 11:56 pm, m...@auctioncamera.com wrote:
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> -Matt
If you have a voltmeter, check the voltage being supplied
while the unit is connected. If you are overloading your supply,
it will sag or (in the worst case) blow an internal fuse, resulting
in zero.
As the first response pointed out, a reasonably powerful
car stereo will draw several amps. This is fairly high
for a DC adapter unless it was specifically designed to
emulate a auto power system. Make sure it is
spec'ed sufficiently high.
-jc
mike@auctioncamera.com - 20 Jun 2007 18:24 GMT
> On Jun 13, 11:44 pm, matt.chad...@mesanetworks.net wrote:
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Thanks to all of you for your valued insight. Getting the ACC/Red
wire connected to the +12V got me up and running. Now I've got all
the tunes I need playing through my iPod that's connected to my new
stereo receiver on the BBQ island. This is close to music nirvana for
me.
-Mike
Matt Ion - 25 Jun 2007 00:39 GMT
> Thanks to all of you for your valued insight. Getting the ACC/Red
> wire connected to the +12V got me up and running. Now I've got all
> the tunes I need playing through my iPod that's connected to my new
> stereo receiver on the BBQ island. This is close to music nirvana for
> me.
If all you're doing is playing an iPod through it, it might have been
less hassle to get a nice set of 2.1 self-powered computer speakers (two
satellites and a sub) and just plug your iPod into that...
Just a thought...