Electrical Problem?

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   My radio has just recently gone dead (no power). After chatting with members at the last club meet, i checked today for any loose power connections. Nothing behind the radio. Checked all fuses - A OK! Then I suddenly got all power back after disconnecting and re-connectiong the battery??? Put all back together, working fine. Drove back to my parking space while happly listening to Satellite Jazz Radio. Parked and turned off the car. Decided to turn ignition on again, guess what - radio is dead again. Also, when the faceplate is off the red security light not flashing??? Was before, whether ignition on or off.
Is it possible that I could have a problem in my ignition key switch in the steering column?
Has anyone had this problem and got a solution?
I would appreciate any feedback/help.
Thanks - FieroZen A.K.A (Nigel)

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Fiero Zen Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 12 February 2007 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 276	Post Options Post Reply Quote Fiero Zen Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Electrical Problem? Posted: 15 January 2008 at 10:23pm
	My radio has just recently gone dead (no power). After chatting with members at the last club meet, i checked today for any loose power connections. Nothing behind the radio. Checked all fuses - A OK! Then I suddenly got all power back after disconnecting and re-connectiong the battery??? Put all back together, working fine. Drove back to my parking space while happly listening to Satellite Jazz Radio. Parked and turned off the car. Decided to turn ignition on again, guess what - radio is dead again. Also, when the faceplate is off the red security light not flashing??? Was before, whether ignition on or off. Is it possible that I could have a problem in my ignition key switch in the steering column? Has anyone had this problem and got a solution? I would appreciate any feedback/help. Thanks - FieroZen A.K.A (Nigel)
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Chicken Chaser Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 18 December 2007 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 12	Post Options Post Reply Quote Chicken Chaser Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 16 January 2008 at 7:43pm
	It could be a short within the radio it self. But that doesn't sound good, driving without tunes and such.

marcelvdgn Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 13 February 2007 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 284	Post Options Post Reply Quote marcelvdgn Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 16 January 2008 at 10:31pm
	check the ground leads to the radio
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Capt Fiero Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Founding Member Joined: 12 February 2007 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 4039	Post Options Post Reply Quote Capt Fiero Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 17 January 2008 at 10:21am
	If it comes back after you completely disconnect the power and then dies again after a while. It really sounds like a problem within the radio itself. I would still 2nd what Marcel says, check for grounds and other connections to make sure that nothing is intermittent. If you can't find any wiring issues, you might try installing another stereo for a short time and seeing if the problem comes back. I am assuming that you used an adapter harness to install the stereo? If you did, then I would go out and pick up a 2nd harness and wire up a 2nd deck, that way when you want to swap back and fourth you wont have to cut or splice the connections again. I might even have a stock deck here that you could plug in and try for a couple days and see how that works.
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