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the other day i plugged somthing into my lighter socket
(1986 cutlass supreme) and then the clock on the deck went out and the radio cant be listen to any more this is a stock deck what could have happend and how can fix it? i checked the fuses and they are in tact. anyh suggestions this has me sort of worried

 
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i just tryed to intall a new deck today there is no power???? what has haPPEND NEED help?? why isn't there power. i checked the fuse its intact

 
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If it didn't blow a fuse, then it blew something, maybe a wire somewhere got melted. Are you sure you are checking the right fuse? there is probably more then one fuse, maybe there is a Cig fuse and a Radio fuse, also check Lamp fuses. And make sure the fuse is really ok, check it with an ohm meter, or just replace it.

 
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check both under the hood fuses and the in-car fuses.

I really doubt it could be wires.

 
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yup its gotta be a fuse down the line somewhere....

 
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Agree with above, check your fuses

 
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I have also seen Wires break off at one end or the other, so if the fuses are ok, use a Ohm meter to check the wires end to end to see if they have failed. Sometimes things just fall apart

Sometimes the wires melt if the circuit was overloaded, and the fuse that was in place was the improper one, and I cannot count the number of times I have seen a 10A Fuse in a 5A circuit. Placeing a 10A fuse does not make it better, it makes it worse people : I have seen Many an Audio Install where the person installing it blew a fuse and then just replaced it with whatever was on hand.

So Check the wires as well.

 
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Have you tested the live power wire, and the accessory wire?