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Once again I did not do a thorough enough job of troubleshooting a problem. The stereo system quit working last fall and after some cursory checking, found I had 12+ volts to some device wired in line before the unit but not after it. I decided to replace it the system.
I went to install the new one yesterday and finally came upon the real problem. The accessory fuse block under the helm that the stereo is wired into apparently has some corrosion problems. As soon as I try to turn the stereo on, the line voltage drops well below the 11 volts required for it to run. Volt meter without load shows 12.7 volts. Ran out of daylight yesterday so will pull the fuse block out today to clean it or possibly replace it.
Only saving grace is that the old stereo didn't work very well and the new speakers will sound much better.
Gary 89 Overnighter
I went to install the new one yesterday and finally came upon the real problem. The accessory fuse block under the helm that the stereo is wired into apparently has some corrosion problems. As soon as I try to turn the stereo on, the line voltage drops well below the 11 volts required for it to run. Volt meter without load shows 12.7 volts. Ran out of daylight yesterday so will pull the fuse block out today to clean it or possibly replace it.
Only saving grace is that the old stereo didn't work very well and the new speakers will sound much better.
Gary 89 Overnighter