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[BestRadarDetectors]

I have two Radar Heads. I do have the shifters connected but they are under the seat and the shifting and even receiving is turned off. I am using add fuse yes. I am using new add fuse that I used when I hooked my ALP up to it; own power circuit back when the unit was just turning off by itself few weeks ago.

We can start by eliminating common issues. If Ground is solid and the +12V is going to the Add A Fuse first try to use a different Add A Fuse. The speaker sounded like a battery operated radio when the batteries are low and its struggling to stay on.

[kasher1979]

We can start by eliminating common issues. If Ground is solid and the +12V is going to the Add Fuse first try to use different Add Fuse. The speaker sounded like battery operated radio when the batteries are low and its struggling to stay on.

Yeah I can change the add a fuse, but I don't think thats the issue. THe unit powered down by itself if you remember back a few weeks ago. SInce then I added a whole new add fuse and put it on a different cicuit. Plus it makes no sense that it kept doing this until I started messing around with the CPU checking things out then it just snapped right out of it and started working fine.

[kasher1979]

I will switch to new add a fuse this evening though.

[kasher1979]

Tom can you send me a new connector with the 12V wires on it. I am going to change that and change add fuse and also check and possibly change ground location. This way the power issues will ALL be eliminated.

[BestRadarDetectors]

Tom can you send me a new connector with the 12V wires on it. I am going to change that and change add fuse and also check and possibly change ground location. This way the power issues will ALL be eliminated.

Yeah.. I can do that. PM me your address again.

[kasher1979]

Yeah.. I can do that. PM me your address again.

Ok I will. One question. Does it matter which fuse I add it into as long as its switched. I really dont know what the power source is (need to check) All i did was use my testor to find swtiched source and put it on that one. I have this wired in my fuse box under hood.

[BestRadarDetectors]

Ok I will. One question. Does it matter which fuse I add it into as long as its switched. I really dont know what the power source is (need to check) All i did was use my testor to find swtiched source and put it on that one. I have this wired in my fuse box under hood.

It should not matter as long as its switched.

[kasher1979]

It should not matter as long as its switched.

Thats what I was thinking. Just being sure.. Trying to eliminate every single possibility of power issue.

I use the main ground that the battery is hooked to for everything. I think I have 3 connections on there. Could that be an issue? I have everything tightened down together on there really well. The reason I do this is because theres not any good place to do it inside the cabin, so I just do everything on main ground and run wires through firewall since its so easy to go through my firewall.

[BestRadarDetectors]

Thats what I was thinking. Just being sure.. Trying to eliminate every single possibility of power issue.

I use the main ground that the battery is hooked to for everything. I think I have 3 connections on there. Could that be an issue? I have everything tightened down together on there really well. The reason I do this is because theres not any good place to do it inside the cabin, so I just do everything on main ground and run wires through firewall since its so easy to go through my firewall.

Just find a close metal screw and ground it directly to the body. You definitely dont need to run a ground wire all the way out to the front of the car to ground it to the Battery Ground. I gather you extended the original Ground wire to reach all the way out there. Find a screw under the dash and ground the wire closer to the CPU. The longer the wire the less the current that can pass through the wires unless you are extending with larger gauge wire.

[kasher1979]

Just find a close metal screw and ground it directly to the body. You definitely dont need to run a ground wire all the way out to the front of the car to ground it to the Battery Ground. I gather you extended the original Ground wire to reach all the way out there. Find a screw under the dash and ground the wire closer to the CPU. The longer the wire the less the current that can pass through the wires unless you are extending with larger gauge wire.

Gotcha. I will try again to find something. The ground is actually quite close to where my CPU is The CPU sits right next to the firewall enterance. Its probably only 2 or 3 feet max from the CPU. but I will see if I can find anything at all closer. I have problems finding anything inside the cabin to hook directly to the body.

It sounds like what you are saying is that it would truly be best to not have to extend the ground anymore than the original wire offers.

I will try... Also just send that new cable and we will rule that out. I can send the old one back if you need me to later.

Thanks