It's dead...or is it?

NeonAtron · #1 04-20-2005, 02:52 PM

I got a pioneer head unit and (out of pure boredom and stupidity) I hooked my amp up to my back speakers one day and the player never worked since. But today, I was looking at it and I noticed the fuse was blown. So is it any chance of repairing it? Maybe replace the fuse? Thanx for the help.

bjboertje · #2 04-20-2005, 02:56 PM

yeah, replace the fuse, you probably just touched a couple of wires together that shouldn't be and blew it.

germanyt · #3 04-20-2005, 03:08 PM

its not a pioneer problem. pioneers makes awesome head units. i dont know why people dont think so. i have the p650 and i love it.

germanyt · #4 04-20-2005, 03:08 PM

its not a pioneer problem. pioneers makes awesome head units. i dont know why people dont think so. i have the p650 and i love it.

germanyt · #5 04-20-2005, 03:08 PM

its not a pioneer problem. pioneers makes awesome head units. i dont know why people dont think so. i have the p650 and i love it.

bjboertje · #6 04-20-2005, 03:18 PM

why did you say that three times?

ngsm13 · #7 04-20-2005, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by bjboertje

why did you say that three times?

cuz he's a dummy

NG

bjboertje · #8 04-20-2005, 03:21 PM

oh.

germanyt · #9 04-20-2005, 03:22 PM

i hit the stop and refresh a couple times cuz the internet was moving too slow. must have posted each time...oops

NeonAtron · #10 04-22-2005, 06:40 PM

aaah. Trying to get extra post points are we? j/p I replaced the fuse twice and both of them blew as soon as i put them inside! So now I really don't know what the problem is. And I don't want to give up on it, because I just KNOW as soon as go out and buy another one, sombodys gonna figure out the problem with the old one. So, any ideas would help. thx.

germanyt · #11 04-22-2005, 06:59 PM

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.

CBFryman · #12 04-22-2005, 09:13 PM

that or the HU is fucked, and it is causing a current overload... if you shorted out the RCA's to the chassis it is likely you killed the HU...

PaulD · #13 04-23-2005, 09:18 PM

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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

Diceman83 · #14 04-24-2005, 01:12 AM

I think I know what he's saying... he's saying that there's a short somewhere that's allowing too much current to pass into the head unit. He's telling NeoAtron to open it up, poke around inside with a ohm meter, and find the short and replace whatever it is that's shorted.

That's a pretty advanced procedure to expect a person that fried it trying to hook the head unit up to an amp... no offence NeonAtron.

CBFryman · #15 04-24-2005, 01:37 PM

oh yes, that is a good idea....send someone who has little knowledge of how a componet works into fix it....

sometimes i wonder

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