kylecm85 Posted September 7, 2008 Report Share Posted September 7, 2008 ok here is what u have to do 1. the positive lead on your meter should be in the jack marked "A" and the negitave should be in the com position. 2. set the meter to DC ampres. 3 disconect the negitave lead on the battery. 4. the positive lead goes the the loose negitave battery cable. 5. the negitave lead goes to the negitave battery post. 6 Leave alone for 30 sec to one minute. The current draw needs to settle. 7.Check the measurment n the display. Pull the fuse from the components that are suspected of the currnt draw. Most cars from the factory will have a standby current draw of 30 -45 ma. Make sure all the lights are off and nothing is on when you are checking. If you pull the radio fuses out and the current does not change then you know that is not what is causing it to die. Just pull until you find what the problem is. Hope this helps out Quote 94 lincoln mark viii h/u: kenwood kvt 614 Excelon comps: alpine type x amps: mtx 1501d mtx 4004 sub:2 DC lv4 12 wiring jl audio 0awg 8 awg sub jl audio 4 awg for mid and highs amp myspace.com/kylecm85 carstereolexington.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caddylac Posted September 7, 2008 Report Share Posted September 7, 2008 thanx alot will do. got a few other things to do today so im not sure if ill get to it today. but i will put an update up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caddylac Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 sorry for the delay but i got the data i pulled the fuses and this is how it reed. keep in mind this is the factory amp and stereo fuse and im talking about. 2.10 with amp fuse IN and stereo fuse IN 2.10 with amp fuse IN and stereo fuse OUT 0.58 with amp fuse OUT and stereo fuse IN now i guess i need to know what the hells up with the factory amp or need a diagram of that circuit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylecm85 Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 yeah it sounds like it is the factory amp causing the problem. If i remember right you said you have a four chanel runing your door speakers if so u can leave the factory amp fuse out. It is not doing anything. It sounds like it has some kind of short in it somewhere. Let me know what happens when you leave tht fuse out for a period of time. Make sure the battery is charged after you take it out so you can get an accurate measurment if it happens again. Quote 94 lincoln mark viii h/u: kenwood kvt 614 Excelon comps: alpine type x amps: mtx 1501d mtx 4004 sub:2 DC lv4 12 wiring jl audio 0awg 8 awg sub jl audio 4 awg for mid and highs amp myspace.com/kylecm85 carstereolexington.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caddylac Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 That's my problem when I take it out. It works perfect but my memory dony stay when I turn off the car. That's how I have been Rollin for the past month. I would really like to fine tune my system but evet time I shut the car off my settings erase with out the fuse in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caddylac Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 That's my problem when I take it out. It works perfect but my memory dony stay when I turn off the car. That's how I have been Rollin for the past month. I would really like to fine tune my system but evet time I shut the car off my settings erase with out the fuse in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caddylac Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 That's my problem when I take it out. It works perfect but my memory dony stay when I turn off the car. That's how I have been Rollin for the past month. I would really like to fine tune my system but evet time I shut the car off my settings erase with out the fuse in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylecm85 Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 try running a wire from the battery to the yellow wire on the deck. Put a 10 amp fuse close to the battery. That should take care of the memory problem. Quote 94 lincoln mark viii h/u: kenwood kvt 614 Excelon comps: alpine type x amps: mtx 1501d mtx 4004 sub:2 DC lv4 12 wiring jl audio 0awg 8 awg sub jl audio 4 awg for mid and highs amp myspace.com/kylecm85 carstereolexington.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caddylac Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 on my older cars i used to just tie the yellow and red wire together at the deck and harness to fix this problem. i just didnt know with all the computer stuff if i should be doing that. ill try it and see if that work just wierd how the famtory amp is pullin all that power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylecm85 Posted September 11, 2008 Report Share Posted September 11, 2008 yeah it will not mess with any computer parts of the car. It just sounds like the deck gets it constant/memory from the factory amp. But there is deff something going on inside of that factoy amp. It should not pull 2.5 amps at rest. Just try that and let me know what happens. If that does not fix the problem i will call a tech line at work and see what they suggest doing. Quote 94 lincoln mark viii h/u: kenwood kvt 614 Excelon comps: alpine type x amps: mtx 1501d mtx 4004 sub:2 DC lv4 12 wiring jl audio 0awg 8 awg sub jl audio 4 awg for mid and highs amp myspace.com/kylecm85 carstereolexington.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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