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Old Apr 6, 2011 | 04:52 AM
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no accesory to radio

i unplugged lighter, taped it off. took out toggle switch previous owner had for fan. put everything back the way it came from factory. before i did all that the acc fuse blew i bout 5 mins. now light stays on and fuse dont blow. but i still get no acc at radio harness. book shows it the larger yellow one? so that the one ive been testing.
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Old Apr 6, 2011 | 12:21 PM
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Re: no accesory to radio

Radio has a fuse of its own, not necessarily tied into the ACC fuse.
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Old Apr 6, 2011 | 02:53 PM
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Re: no accesory to radio

i havent even hooked up radio. i just tested for power at yellow wire w/ test light with key turnt to acc.
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 02:40 AM
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Re: no accesory to radio

well my mistake. i thought the thicker yellow wire was the accessory wire, but turns out its the thinner one.
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Old Apr 15, 2011 | 09:21 PM
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Re: no accesory to radio

Originally Posted by camaronewbie
Radio has a fuse of its own, not necessarily tied into the ACC fuse.
where in the stock ac delco radio is the fuse located? this is out of a 85 firebird
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