[CRL68]

Guys, I bought a Retrosound radio for the '67 SS I am building. Wired it up and it worked long enough for me to begin setup, then froze. Apparently I've got 12.4 volts on the primary current to it and only 10.7 on the ignition spade in the fuse box. The lights come on but the radio does not function. Retrosound schematics say voltage range is around 10.5 to about 14 volts.

I do not know of any way to improve the voltage, don't know why it's lower on the ignition spade and can't think of anyplace else I could wire this lead to that would satisfy the "switched mode" that it apparently needs. Has anyone else experience this that could help my situation? Thank you.

 

[Andy's Auto Repair]

First thing I would do is run a jumper wire off the battery to see if the unit functions and deal with the voltage drop later. If the unit works, awesome. If not, time to ship it in for warranty work if it is a new unit. They are built by humans.

 

[Malibu ss 64]

I had a retro sound stereo that replaced a Pioneer and it didnt work with msd ignition box, flipped like crazy as soon as I started the engine, no problems with the pioneer. Tried everything but finally gave up and replaced it with a JVC and all was good again.

Marcus

 

[Dean]

You might try cleaning the fuse holder clips and giving them a little squeeze to make the fuse fit tighter.

 

[CRL68]

Thanks for the suggestions. I used my dremel tool to clean the fuse block when I installed it since it was an original but it's worth a look. Also, shouldn't the voltage from the ignition spade be closer to that of the battery spade than mine? I'm about 2 volts difference. Also having problems getting my vintage air blower to work (new install) and wondering if this could be the same issue since it also has to hook into this same switched source?