ICE cutting out???

Dr Who · 7 Apr 2006 at 16:45

Had a new sub and amp fitted today along with a set of new components and a parrot bluetooth car kit...

When I reach higher volumes the stereo appears to reset, which I am assuming is voltage drop...

Installer said probably just battery low after he spent the day with the ignition on and off etc...

I was wondering if there was anything else like voltage drop on the feed to the headunit that might be the cause..

Gonna drive it about for a few days, see if it improves, but I have only ever experienced this with the sub cutting before, not the whole unit resetting...

The guy has done a pukka install, with 100 amp cable direct from the battery to the amp, HD fuses etc... His workmanship is perfect..

He even replaced all the dodgy bullet connecters with a hand crimped ISO connector as the previous owner had cut the ISO connector off..

He also repaired all the damage the previous fitter had done to my door cards etc...

:cool:

Enfield · 7 Apr 2006 at 16:47

Bad earth maybe or a dodgy amp?

Dr Who · 7 Apr 2006 at 16:49

Enfield said:
Bad earth maybe or a dodgy amp?

The amp doesnt cut, the HU is restarting, as if just switched on, and only higher volume...

Always around 20...

monkeyspank · 7 Apr 2006 at 17:04

the earth to the HU might be dodgy. Sometimes it's best to earth it directly to the chassis.

Dodgy alternator?

Dr Who · 7 Apr 2006 at 17:07

monkeyspank said:
the earth to the HU might be dodgy. Sometimes it's best to earth it directly to the chassis.

Dodgy alternator?

It has an earth strap from the bolt on the back of the HU to the chassis...

Alternator is fine...

Maybe it is just the battery?

Jez · 7 Apr 2006 at 17:09

It could simply be a voltage drop if the amp is a very powerful one, i know a lot of places sell large capacity capacitors for this type of problem.

I may be off the mark but it sounds like this could be the issue?

Vanilla · 7 Apr 2006 at 17:25

Either bad earth, low voltage or amp protection cutting in.

Firestar_3x · 7 Apr 2006 at 17:31

HU voltage or heat issue, my avic used to do the same when it got to warm.

Mark

Dr Who · 7 Apr 2006 at 17:33

Firestar_3x said:
HU voltage or heat issue, my avic used to do the same when it got to warm.

Mark

Yeah I am almost certain HU voltage, not heat, does it cool as well...

will give it a good run this weekend, and if its still doing it after the weekend, will get them to run a decent power cable for the HU straight from the battery...

Firestar_3x · 7 Apr 2006 at 17:34

LOL, Excessive

Dr Who · 7 Apr 2006 at 18:59

Firestar_3x said:
LOL, Excessive

Nah excessive is running a cap as well

Dr Who · 9 Apr 2006 at 13:29

Looks like its something to do with the parrot 3100 car kit...

If I remove that (iso intercept lead) from the system it all works fine...

Firestar_3x · 9 Apr 2006 at 14:40

Dr Who said:
Looks like its something to do with the parrot 3100 car kit...

If I remove that (iso intercept lead) from the system it all works fine...

Bum,

Does you HU have a tel mute lead, wonder if you could interface with that instead to mute the audio?

Dr Who · 10 Apr 2006 at 07:27

It is connected to that...

but also intercepts the front speakers for sound..

and displays whats going on on the radio....

The shop can sort it out, they sold it me...

Firestar_3x · 10 Apr 2006 at 08:27

We Can only hope they can