help help...:( ergh

[streamer]

hey guys, i bought a addzest tv deck frm one of the guys here today....

and what i did was, i took out my dash today and i put it in.

worked fine...joined all the old wires to the new wires...this is my first time doin it so i joined the wires by just twisting em together and then taping on top of it. same colours to same colours and it worked a treat.

went out, drove around etc and the deck was alright

so i went to strathfield and got a FM Band Expander.

came home, took it out once again, realized the band expander needed power supply. so my old deck has a diagram above that tells you what colour does what so i saw that power lead was yellow.

so what i did was i removed the tape from the part where i joined the 2 wires together to expose bare copper wires, and i joined the band expander power there.

then i connected everything such as antanna and everythin to test before i tape it and screw it back in.( didnt solder. didnt have time)

turned on the car altho didnt crank...just enuff to get the radio goin...worked...heard some music, so tried to change channels...

the next thing u know, i heard a slight click and the next thing u know, the deck wouldnt work at all anymore...

i removed it and reconnected it and etc...took out the battery and put it back in.. still doesnt work now...

what happened?

even when i remove the band expander and connect it directly now, it still doesnt work...

any help? dissapointment...just bought the damn deck today...

thanks a bunch in advance guys

by the way, in between the yellow cable, from the car to the deck, there is a black box, what is that?

is it short circuit?

ergh

[strutto]

Blown fuse... Most decks have inline fuses in little plastic holders. Could be in your black box?

Or there is a radio fuse under the dash...

[streamer]

but probs is the black box cannot be opened in anyway...

what shd i do?

where do i get a replacement fuse? how do i know for sure what is wrong and what should i do?

no matter what, the deck cant possibly be blown for good right? or else there goes my money on the first day...

thanks mate...

[Fhrx]

See the problem is these days is that when we suggest people take their cars to qualified installers and not touch it themselves, the afore mentioned people think we're suggesting they're stupid? Believe me, we're not.

Guys, please take your cars to installers rather than attempt this sort of thing yourselves unless you're 100% confident.

streamer, I can think of about twenty things it could be based on my experiences over the years and I urge you to take it to someone before your entire loom goes up mate.

I mean no disrespect but sometimes it's best to let the professionals take over. I suspect this may be one of those time champ.

[streamer]

i agree with u entirely Fhrx...

and haf agreed with u since the time u told me that afaik a few threads back...

but nevertheless, i already had an appt with the installer, a professional audio shop tomorrow morning and the problem is that i was too impatient, wanting to see how it works....

so i decided to give it a shot and if it works, oh what the hey

if it didnt...oh damnn....haf to wait for the installer tomorrow then

of which it did so i was real pleased...and nevertheless, when i put on the band expander, there it went.

i wanna know one thing tho, can i be sure that the deck is still in workin condition and just one small thing or sumfin here or there is not workin?

thanks guys

[Fhrx]

Quality decks are usually quite forgiving once or twice. Usually.

I wouldn't push it though champ.

[strutto]

Originally posted by streamer

but probs is the black box cannot be opened in anyway...

what shd i do?

Look under the dash for the radio fuse...

where do i get a replacement fuse? how do i know for sure what is wrong and what should i do?

Where would you get a replacement anything for a car?

no matter what, the deck cant possibly be blown for good right?

sure can

or else there goes my money on the first day...

its happened before

thanks mate...

np

[streamer]

Strutto, Thanks loads for e info...appreciate it

Fhrx: took it to Alberts car stereo. Blown fuse...

didnt do the wires properly and etc...anyway, thanks a bunch for yr help...Alberts are gonna do the rest of my installation that i had in mind. the scare of almost blowin the deck i just bought is enuff to send me to alberts and pay em to do it

heh

costly tho...dang

[Fhrx]

Albets are very good in the car audio game.

I know it does cost a bit to get things done but at least you can rest easy now and enjoy your tunes without fear of anything stopping.