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Thread: Bad Ground?? Help!! |
    
New member Username: 248vista
Post Number: 3
Registered: Jun-08
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| Posted on Wednesday, June 04, 2008 - 11:14 pm: |
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For you electrical gurus, how am i able to tell if a bad ground on my radio is causing it to shut off when I start to raise the volume > 20%?
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Gold Member Username: Kpa2727
Old Bridge,
NJ
USA !
Post Number: 1334
Registered: May-07
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| Posted on Thursday, June 05, 2008 - 01:11 am: |
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just check it , the area where it's grounded should be clean and sanded and then the ground applied. also you can get a multimeter put it on dc voltage, touch the ground and a positive see if u get 12 volts or higher. or turn the radio on with a meter on it's positive and negitive and turn the radio up if voltage drops past 12 volts then you have a bad ground or a short. so thats about all you can do. the typical cause is your speakers are to large for the radio to power. |
New member Username: 248vista
Post Number: 4
Registered: Jun-08
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| Posted on Thursday, June 05, 2008 - 01:14 am: |
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Thanks Keith!
Unfortunately this is the radio on my boat so I can't just sand and apply 
I will look at voltage drop as u indicated and see if this is my issue. |
Gold Member Username: Kpa2727
Old Bridge,
NJ
USA !
Post Number: 1336
Registered: May-07
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| Posted on Thursday, June 05, 2008 - 07:42 pm: |
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hmm maybe try to tie into the batteries ground for the best result. |
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