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My lights were left on and ran down my battery and I jumped the truck and can't get the player back on. I have pushed the reset but still nothing....
Oh dear Kevin,
you have fallen foul of the flat battery / jump start gremlin.
NEVER jump a flat battery, always let the donor car charge the dead battery for at least 10 to 15 minuets BEFORE even trying to start.
What happens is, as batteries are like sponges that soak up electricity and yours is dead so no soak up effect when the donor car puts 14 volts into yours and then your car starts, your alternator joins in and BANG! Twice the input into a dead battery and passing over it straight into anything hooked up or switched on. You have fried the unit, sorry.
Peter
Thank heaven for little fuses,;-) Just don't do anymore instant jumps. O.K. You were lucky this time
peter
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| Comment | You were right Pete but, speaking of wise men the man that designed the unit I have put an inline sugre fuse for that very reason and the repair was just a fuse,,,Thanks | ||
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Peter G. Lee
Expertise
Accessory installations including audio, security and lighting, general wiring and fault finding. Nothing specific to US car electrics such as ECUs or engine management systems please i.e. how do I get the radio out of a Saturn, we don't have Saturns in Europe so I wouldn't know.
Experience
11 years as a security and audio installer in the U.K.
9 years own company in South West of U.K. installing for a number of high street retailers incluing Trinity in-car centre, Road User, Halfords and A.1.
Past advisor to and chairman of Sold Secure initative gloucestershire police. member PACT (partnership against car theft)U.K. police,
Kit car builder
VW air coole
Organizations
Member of the institute of diagnostic engineers M.I.Diag.E
Education/Credentials
Certified by Clifford, Cobra (U.K.) Serpi Star-Gamel, Moss, Philips, Tracker (Lowjack), Pioneer blue chip installer, Kenwood installer.
City and Guilds, A.R.E
Past/Present clients
Over 2,000 between 1988 and 2000
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