sonicbluezx3
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- Joined
- Jul 31, 2012
- Posts
- 200
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- Location
- North Carolina
- First Name
- Steven
- Truck Year
- 1986
- Truck Model
- K10
- Engine Size
- 6.2
So this is what's up... I replaced the stereo with an aftermarket Kenwood unit. The radio was all wired weird before (ghetto-rigged basically) so I wanted to re-do it correctly. I got a wiring harness for a Ford Focus (the part that goes to the fuse box) and the adapter was free with it from Crutchfield. So I wire it all up (mind you I have done this a few times and never had a problem).
Now, the yellow wire is supposed to be constant and the red is ignition right? Pretty sure that's how it is supposed to go. Well.... I plugged the yellow wire into the fuse box in a spot under the "BAT" which I assume is for constant. The red wire went to an "IGN" slot.
Radio works and holds memory. Problem is after installing the radio, it kills my battery if I don't drive it for a couple of days. Before i knew it was the radio, I narrowed it down to the HORN fuse. I know it is the radio because when I pulled the HORN fuse, the radio didn't work. Pulled the wiring harness out of the back of the radio and plugged in the HORN fuse and the meter reads "0".
Why is my radio draining my battery to keep the memory?? Did I do something wrong?
Now, the yellow wire is supposed to be constant and the red is ignition right? Pretty sure that's how it is supposed to go. Well.... I plugged the yellow wire into the fuse box in a spot under the "BAT" which I assume is for constant. The red wire went to an "IGN" slot.
Radio works and holds memory. Problem is after installing the radio, it kills my battery if I don't drive it for a couple of days. Before i knew it was the radio, I narrowed it down to the HORN fuse. I know it is the radio because when I pulled the HORN fuse, the radio didn't work. Pulled the wiring harness out of the back of the radio and plugged in the HORN fuse and the meter reads "0".
Why is my radio draining my battery to keep the memory?? Did I do something wrong?