mercrocker Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Got one of those 10 quid Chinese USB radios. It came with no ISO loom so I bought one seperately. Following the colour coding stated on the back of the radio I connected yellow to 12V DC, black to earth and got a spark at the battery terminal (this is just straight to battery at moment) but no function or display on the radio. No lights, nuffink. There is mention of 12V memory wire (red) which it is suggesting has to be 12V feed as well. Anyone guess what I might be doing wrong. Or is the radio likely just borken? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaryoldcortina Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Yellow and red usually both need to be powered before anything happens. Yellow is switched and Red is permanant, except when it isn't because the car manufacturer ignored the standard and did their own thing with those wires the other way round. (VAG and Vauxhall...) Anyway, connecting them both to permanant power should work, but it won't switch on with the ignition. Get them the wrong way around and it will work but lose its memory every time you stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted March 5, 2016 Author Share Posted March 5, 2016 Cheers, SOC! I am trying to hook this up to my Minor so ISO compatible is not something it understands.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 I hope your Minor is now negative earth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted March 5, 2016 Author Share Posted March 5, 2016 Aye! And alternated. Asimo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 You need high ISO wiring For the photographers. mercrocker, Asimo, Pillock and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted March 6, 2016 Author Share Posted March 6, 2016 I have a feeling my sound might end up as fuzzy as that! Anyhoo I now haz power thanks to SOC's kind confirmation. Just got to dig out some crappy old speakers from the back of shed and Morris will be rockin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiperCub Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 If your Minor's rockin' - we won't come knockin' then................... mercrocker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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