Radio Problem

[l330n]

My radio starts to go out for couple of sec at a time when driving fast, anyone know what the problem could be? It includes cd, aux and fm radio. At first i thought it was just the fm radio but happens with everything. Wiring looks fine.

 

[paultjohnson]

Re: Radio Problem

Beware the wireing that LOOKS fine. Have you jiggled it and all that, Any gauges flicker... etc ?

 

[LippCJ7]

Re: Radio Problem

As Paul has said check all wiring and the only real way is to smack it around, also smack your radio around as you could have a solder joint that has separated within the radio, I would focus on splices and connections, pull on them to make sure they are solid. Continuity and voltage checks on power and ground is where I start.

 

[l330n]

Re: Radio Problem

Thanks everyone, i thought it had started working well for a while and it started doing it again. Im just gonna have to get it checked out, i need new speakers anyways.

 

[jhebert]

Re: Radio Problem

My radio starts to go out for couple of sec at a time when driving fast, anyone know what the problem could be?

The device ("my radio") has no sense of speed, so it is not the speed or your driving that is affecting it. We have to look for another cause. As already mentioned, high boat speed could bring with it vibration, and vibration could cause some connections to become intermittent. This is a mechanical problem. There is another possible tie-in between high boat speed and your radio shutting off that is electrical in nature.

At high boat speeds you also have high engine speeds. At high engine speeds the engine's battery charging circuit will tend to produce more output. If the output from the battery charging circuit becomes too high, it will raise the terminal voltage of the battery, and the battery voltage could become as high as 16-volts or more. Many modern electronic devices are intolerant of power supplied at excessive voltage and will shut themselves off to protect their circuitry.