FasDeth
April 26th 04, 10:27 PM
"Michelle in WA state" > wrote in message
...
> Hi --
>
> I'm trying to revive a 1994 Geo Metro that's essentially been just sitting
> because of an electrical problem (the battery goes dead).
>
> The guy who had been driving it says that the 6-year-old Sony CD player
> (which is back in the hatchback area) doesn't work at all, but that he
> would often hear it "clicking" repeatedly when he was driving the car. He
> speculates that the malfunctioning CD player attempting to cycle is what
> was then draining the battery while the car was off.
I too had a sony deck to the exact same thing.. I used it for years, gave it
to
my brother and it started doing exactly the same thing..
> He drove it for many months by jump-starting it and just letting the
> battery go dead between uses, so I'm assuming that the battery is shot.
> However, there's obviously no point replacing the battery without
> addressing the underlying issue.
Problem was he is in a wheelchair, dead battery is a real pain in the
spokes..!! With all the accessories he has, it took me about 6 months on
and off to figure out it was the deck.
>
> It seems to me that the best place to start is by disconnecting the CD
> player as near to the power source as possible THEN replacing the battery
> and seeing whether the problem persists. Sound logic?
Sounds logical to me.
>
> If so, the next question is, where am I looking -- and how do I know what
> I'm looking AT -- to disconnect as close to the power source as possible?
> (Without, er, disconnecting something else that I'd rather not be
> disconnecting, y'know...)
>
> (There *are* 3 visible wires running into the CD player itself: 1 red and
1
> white, which are easily unplugged from the CD player; and 1 black, which
> resists being unplugged, so it's either a very tight connection or not
> disconnectable -- I didn't want to force it. I unplugged the red and
white
> ones... whatever they are... but since presumably this could just as
easily
> be a short along the wiring between the dash and the back of the car where
> the CD player is, I'd much rather disconnect nearer the power source if I
> can.)
>
> Thanks for any light anyone here cares to shed!
>
> -- Michelle
>
> Please, Don't Breed or Buy While Shelter Pets Die.
...
> Hi --
>
> I'm trying to revive a 1994 Geo Metro that's essentially been just sitting
> because of an electrical problem (the battery goes dead).
>
> The guy who had been driving it says that the 6-year-old Sony CD player
> (which is back in the hatchback area) doesn't work at all, but that he
> would often hear it "clicking" repeatedly when he was driving the car. He
> speculates that the malfunctioning CD player attempting to cycle is what
> was then draining the battery while the car was off.
I too had a sony deck to the exact same thing.. I used it for years, gave it
to
my brother and it started doing exactly the same thing..
> He drove it for many months by jump-starting it and just letting the
> battery go dead between uses, so I'm assuming that the battery is shot.
> However, there's obviously no point replacing the battery without
> addressing the underlying issue.
Problem was he is in a wheelchair, dead battery is a real pain in the
spokes..!! With all the accessories he has, it took me about 6 months on
and off to figure out it was the deck.
>
> It seems to me that the best place to start is by disconnecting the CD
> player as near to the power source as possible THEN replacing the battery
> and seeing whether the problem persists. Sound logic?
Sounds logical to me.
>
> If so, the next question is, where am I looking -- and how do I know what
> I'm looking AT -- to disconnect as close to the power source as possible?
> (Without, er, disconnecting something else that I'd rather not be
> disconnecting, y'know...)
>
> (There *are* 3 visible wires running into the CD player itself: 1 red and
1
> white, which are easily unplugged from the CD player; and 1 black, which
> resists being unplugged, so it's either a very tight connection or not
> disconnectable -- I didn't want to force it. I unplugged the red and
white
> ones... whatever they are... but since presumably this could just as
easily
> be a short along the wiring between the dash and the back of the car where
> the CD player is, I'd much rather disconnect nearer the power source if I
> can.)
>
> Thanks for any light anyone here cares to shed!
>
> -- Michelle
>
> Please, Don't Breed or Buy While Shelter Pets Die.