chrome

is there some kind of inline fuse in a scoob for the head unit power?

I fitted my head unit, but on connecting the aerial there is no longer any power

I canged the 10amp fuse in the head unit itself and still no power.. any ideas guys?

alcazar

iTrader: (2)

There wasn't in mine, when I did that a couple of years back.
You seem to be saying that there WAs power until you connected the aeriel? And now you've connected it, there ISN'T?
If the above is correct I'd suspect that you either:
1 pulled out a connection further up the power feed line when connecting aeriel, or,
2 blew a fuse when it connected?? It's not a power aeriel is it?
3 dislodged the earth when as above.
I'd take it off, and try and find where the power lead comes from, and the earth lead goes to, then check the fuse in the car fuse box supplying the old unit.
Alcazar
Edited to say: check the fuse first. Do you have a handbook? If not, ring IM/your local friendly dealer etc. to find out which one it is.

[Edited by alcazar - 3/18/2003 1:02:08 PM]

chiark

He's got a handbook - both an English one and Dutch.

I suspect that the fuse in the fusebox has gone. Check the ISO connectors, and also check that the ISO adaptor is firmly plugged in to the original loom (which is a large white block)

If you can't wait until Thursday, you might want to post a couple of pictures showing what you think the aerial is, just to check you've not shorted something out against something else...

chrome

done all that .. it was the earth wire on the head unit itself.. the connection was a tad loose.. porcess of elimination and all that thanks anyway

chiark

D'oh!

alcazar

iTrader: (2)

I find that most electrical probs solve themselves with the help of a circuit tester: my old boy taught me, (ex RAF Lancaster electrician), and his was just an old bulbholder with two 450mm wires coming out of it, and a 12V bulb in the holder.
In ther above case, it would have shown the supply tom be live, so the problem HAD to be the earth.:
Alcazar