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I have a 1992 Jeep Wrangler. I have had a few head units (cheapos that probably died coincidentially) in it, and for the past year have just gone without. Now that i'm restoring the ol' gel, totally removed cleaned and reinstalled the dash. I decided to put in a new head unit (now that the speakers aren't malformed either P-) . It ran for about 1 day, then while idling through a parking lot, it up and decided to die. Upon parking, i checked the fuse.
Of course, the fuse is blown. This is Fuse #7, a 30 amp, which is for "ignition on" power. It allows the radio and dome lights to function due to the vehicle being "on".
Further info: the regular pink wire which is supposed to be +12V Constant does not have any juice, and i noted that power comes from somewhere on the fuse panel that says "Cigar" i think.
Should i start by wiring the unit directly to the battery (i recall alpine recommends this)? What else should i do to troubleshoot?
Of course, the fuse is blown. This is Fuse #7, a 30 amp, which is for "ignition on" power. It allows the radio and dome lights to function due to the vehicle being "on".
Further info: the regular pink wire which is supposed to be +12V Constant does not have any juice, and i noted that power comes from somewhere on the fuse panel that says "Cigar" i think.
Should i start by wiring the unit directly to the battery (i recall alpine recommends this)? What else should i do to troubleshoot?