Mobious5 Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 i keep having to reprogram my cd player everytime i get in and go.isnt there a constant power wire that keeps the memory on the car? or do i have to take it from the timer/clock in the dash? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
280zx 2by2 Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 you must have wired it wrong if every time you turn the car off it turns off... im guessing you switched the constant power with the ignition power lines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakshow Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 If the stereo was installed correctly, there should have been a constant power switch going into the factory stereo. I , however, never like the idea of running modern equipment on thirty year old wiring. I ran my constant hot straight off the battery, with a 15 amp fuse. mine works great, and wont burn the car up if the wire gets compromised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islanddozer Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 try cigarette lighter wire and install a in-line fuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phlebmaster Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 I had trouble too, but I just went strait for the battery with a fuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowlerMonkey Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 Car stereos in the last 10 years have reversed thier thinking on the two power wires. It used to be that the yellow wire was constant power and skinny while the red wire was thick (carrying the power to run the integrated amp....if equipped) and came on with the key. More recent car stereos seem to have the constant power wire now as the fat one and the "on with key" wire as more of a trigger to wake up the unit. If your constant power wire is the thick one, I modify the wire going to the cigarette lighter to be on all the time and take power off of it for the radio since it is strong enough to run a high current item like a lighter. The reason for this was so I could leave a solar trickle charger in the car when sitting for long periods but you need the lighter to always be on. It also helps with those lighter plugged aux jump boxes in that you can hook it up and let it transfer a bit of life to the battery without having the key on before you try to start it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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