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Whizz
Location : Ramsgate
Cars : 1987 Mini Mayfair
Posts : 130
Occupation : Self Employed
 |  Subject: Mini lights/radio  Tue Jun 12, 2012 6:12 am | |
| Hi all, I've recently fitted a radio in my mini and everything was fine untill i flashed the headlights and the radio turned off  it came back on after but erm.... an ideas? | |
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mgbill
Cars : MGB 1963, MGB GT 1967, MGBGT 1968, MGB 1971, MGBGT 1975, MG MIDGET 1977, MGBGT 1978, MGB 1981 and some I may have forgot
Posts : 315
| | Subject: Re: Mini lights/radio Tue Jun 12, 2012 7:09 pm | |
| Seems like you have connected the radio to the wrong wire in the loom, radios are ignition controlled whereas headlamp flash is not.
Bill | |
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Whizz
Location : Ramsgate
Cars : 1987 Mini Mayfair
Posts : 130
Occupation : Self Employed
| | Subject: Re: Mini lights/radio Wed Jun 13, 2012 12:09 am | |
| I think it may be a voltage thing as when I rev it works as it should. | |
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mgbill
Cars : MGB 1963, MGB GT 1967, MGBGT 1968, MGB 1971, MGBGT 1975, MG MIDGET 1977, MGBGT 1978, MGB 1981 and some I may have forgot
Posts : 315
| | Subject: Re: Mini lights/radio Wed Jun 13, 2012 12:29 am | |
| could be a dirty fuse box then | |
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HYM50W
Location : Westgate-on-sea
Cars : Austin mini 1963 and many many more!
Posts : 609
Occupation : Apprentice engineer
| | Subject: Re: Mini lights/radio Wed Jun 13, 2012 3:19 am | |
| The fusebox can generally be a complete pain and the cause of much mischief on a mini, well worth checking out! | |
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Whizz
Location : Ramsgate
Cars : 1987 Mini Mayfair
Posts : 130
Occupation : Self Employed
| | Subject: Re: Mini lights/radio Wed Jun 13, 2012 7:32 am | |
| Ok, thanks guys. I'll have a look tomorrow. | |
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Whizz
Location : Ramsgate
Cars : 1987 Mini Mayfair
Posts : 130
Occupation : Self Employed
| | Subject: Re: Mini lights/radio Thu Jun 14, 2012 12:16 am | |
| Had a look, fuse box was very suspect. Had to replace all the spade connectors as they were not attatched properly. The actual fuse box wasn't attached to the car either. Was still turning it's self on and off when I flashed the lights, So i tried the first suggestion (not wired properly) chasing the wires back to the ignition i found (yet) another inline fuse which i wiggled and re-positioned. Now the radio stays on when i flash the lights.....  THanks for your help guys | |
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Whizz
Location : Ramsgate
Cars : 1987 Mini Mayfair
Posts : 130
Occupation : Self Employed
| | Subject: Re: Mini lights/radio Thu Jun 14, 2012 3:23 am | |
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mgbill
Cars : MGB 1963, MGB GT 1967, MGBGT 1968, MGB 1971, MGBGT 1975, MG MIDGET 1977, MGBGT 1978, MGB 1981 and some I may have forgot
Posts : 315
| | Subject: Re: Mini lights/radio Thu Jun 14, 2012 6:45 pm | |
| Remember the headlamps are not fused.
Bill | |
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Whizz
Location : Ramsgate
Cars : 1987 Mini Mayfair
Posts : 130
Occupation : Self Employed
| | Subject: Re: Mini lights/radio Thu Jun 14, 2012 10:18 pm | |
| Turns out it was those Bleep fog lights, they were wired into the main beam without a relay so they were dropping the voltage and the radio was turning off. | |
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