New head unit stopped working, help please!!

[Veilside R33]

hey guys, ive done a search but come up with nadda, ive just tried installing my new head unit (schneider scd-8000) and when i tested it before mounting it in the car it started off very crackly, but i moved the wires around untill it statred sounding fine (must have been a loose connection) once i did this the cd i had in sounded awesome! but everytime i would move wires it would cut out a couple of speakers then power them again and sound bad/good/bad/good/bad etc..

after fiddling for a few more seconds with the wires the unit shut off, no back lights, power, nothing, and wouldnt turn back on again.

i didnt worry as i assumed there were a few loose connections with the male/female clips i had been using, so i d/c the battery again and took all of the male/female clips off, then one by one twisted the corresponding wires together then taped them up as pairs, so they would be properly connected and wouldnt short.

once this was all done i recconected power turned the ingnition on but got nothing from the stereo. it wouldnt turn on no matter what.

i have checked all nescessary fuses (all those to do with accesories and stereo) one fuse was blown but i replaced it and no change(checked fuse again after and it had not blown again) my interior light works fine and i havnt noticed anything wrong with any other part of the car.

so what the hell is wrong? all wires are fine, earth is grounded etc... all i can think is there is something wrong with the head unit itself, but i have no idea how this could have happened and what would cause it to shut off altogether???

anyone?

[ferni]

Sounds like you've blown the headunit, have you checked the fuses in the back of hte headunit? there are usually 1 or 2 there i think...

[Veilside R33]

yeah just checked then, they r fine, blowing the unit is the only conclusion i can come to, but how?

i havnt done anything to damage it? only moved a few wires to acheive a better sound, and cant possibly see how ive shorted anything, or done any damage.

it must be something else?

[Veilside R33]

update: i called BDL car stereo and they told me to connect the acc and power to the + terminal on my battery and the earth to my neg. they said if the unit lit up it was fine, and it lit up, so thats good news.

im going to re check ALL my fuses and see if i missed one, i have also rechecked all wiring and there are no probs...... dunno wtf is going on

[Veilside R33]

lol another update: it appears im blowing a 1Ov fuse to my battery, anyone know why? and how to stop it?

[Veilside R33]

well, ive fixed it, installed it and its all done and sweet, in regards to the fuse, i had shorted some wires on each other, thus blowing the fuse.

[ferni]

good to hear