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Old 04-23-2005, 08:18 PM
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Re: Re: It's dead...or is it?

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Originally Posted by germanyt
if the fuses are blowing then it is most likely a problem somewhere between where the power wire comes into the h/u and the fuse. my guess is a shorted resistor. the h/u is made to be hooked up to like a 12 - 14 volt power source but that might not be what is required by it. the h/u might only need 10 volts to power it and 12 - 14 could cause it to fry, so to get 14 volts down to 10 you need a resistor. the purpose of the fuse would be so that if the resistor did short, the 14 volts would not get past it into the h/u circuitry. with that said, i would not recommend trying to put a larger fuse in. you could fry the deck. obviously im not positive about this because i dont have scematics or a wiring diagram in front of me. but i will tell you that if that is what is wrong, you might as well get a new deck. unless you have some spare resistors and a soldering iron laying around.
what in the world are you talking about ........ I don't know about him, but you sure got me confused
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