I recently purchased a Clarion Marine CD player. I had to custom rig all of the wiring b/c as long as I have owned the boat (17' SeaRay Seville w/3.0 Mercruiser) it has not had a stereo. With the motor off it works great, but when I start the motor it will periodically cut out and reset, or turn off. This is not only at a fast speed or on rough waters, but while idling through a calm bay.
I originally had the battery power running off of the battery terminal on the ignition switch/key. In an attempt to fix the problem I decided to run a wire with a fuse directly from the battery to the CD player, I have the same results. At first I thought that it was the CD player, but why would it work fine with the engine off than? Is the CD player being overloaded? Is there something else that would cause this? Thank in advance for any and all help!
I originally had the battery power running off of the battery terminal on the ignition switch/key. In an attempt to fix the problem I decided to run a wire with a fuse directly from the battery to the CD player, I have the same results. At first I thought that it was the CD player, but why would it work fine with the engine off than? Is the CD player being overloaded? Is there something else that would cause this? Thank in advance for any and all help!