drdamian

Please help me.... i need help asap.... tonight i installed the Valentine V1 in my car as outlined by another AZ member... everything went smooth.. i used the add a circuit from autozone and connected it to an accessory fuse socket.. tonight when i got in my car and started it, i noticed that the Nav, Radio, and upper display are not working, neither is the AC adapter in the lower compartment.. the radio fuse seems to be fine..in fact all the fuses behind the removable door are fine....... please , please, pretty please.. does anybody have any advice.. i am stuck...

BustedJack

^ check for a blown fuse under the hood of your car. It's right next to the air intake box. I don't have my diagram with me but check for a possible blown fuse.

drdamian

they all seem 2 be fine.... ....

bluenoise

Try removing your new circuit and see if those items come back. It may be causing a short or broken connection.

drdamian

ok.... thank you bluenoise... i just did it.... i took the fuse out of the holder, circuit and it worked... but now, where should i put the fuse/ circuit for the V1

bluenoise

It sounds like the problem isn't with where you put it, but maybe it's a short in the wiring to your detector. Are you saying the circuits cut out when you plug the add-a-circuit into the fuse block or did you remove an in-line fuse (leaving the add-a-circuit in place) to make them come back on?

If the former, the add-a-circuit may have just been plugged in incorrectly. If the latter, you have a short in that wire. If I recall, there is a place to plug in accessories without needing an add-a-circuit fuse. There is a thread mentioning that in the electronics subforum.

Edit: I just went to find that thread and I see it's yours!

drdamian

what i did was i used the ACC fuse which is located on the top row 2nd from the firewall.. the fuse is a 7.5... i took out the fuse put it into the "add a circuit" and put the "add a circuit" into the ACC fuse holder.. then i used the little wire splicer that came with the V1 unit and plugged it into it.. i used one of the bolts of the hood release as a ground... the radar detector works fine,,, but i lose everything else mentioned above.... when i take the "add a circuit" out and take the 7.5 fuse out of that and put it back in the ACC slot i get everything back again.... maybe im putting the fuse in the wrong spot of the "add a circuit" i noticed that there were 2 slots to add a fuse...

bmui1561

Same thing happened to me when wiring my detector...

I had shoved the wire in line with the fuse however the wire must have been connecting both ends of the fuse and shorting it out. I took it out placed the fuse back and it worked fine. I then just trimmed the wire so not as much was exposed and I placed it back with the fuse making sure it was only touching one side of the fuse and voila, it worked fine.


Goodluck!

bluenoise

Well, it doesn't sound like a short, so I'm guessing that plugging in the add-a-circuit is causing the other circuit to open. Maybe the blades on the add-a-circuit are thicker than usual and causing the buss terminals in the block to open. With the add-a-circuit in place, try removing and replacing the other fuses around it to see if they seem loose.

drdamian

i did not try to remove the fuse and leave the add a circuit in place.. i didn't think anything would have worked bc the circuit would not have been complete

drdamian

i will try it tomorrow morning..... it is really dark out and my gf is bitching.... i don't think that there are any fuses on either side of the ACC.... i was going to try to slip the wire between the fuse and not use the add-a-circuit but i didn't think it was a good idea. i thought this way would have been better.. i am going to try to put 2 fuses in the add-a-circuit and see if that does anything....

drdamian

i will try to figure it out tomorrow and report back about my findings... i have to get to bed bc i have to go to court tomorrow to fight my 95mph speeding ticket in a 55mph zone... thats the entire reason why i had to buy a radar detector in the first place....

bluenoise

I've not used the add-a-circuits before, but it looks like you need to use the two fuse slots. One is for the fuse you're replacing and the other is for the added circuit tied to the pigtail. If anyone else has used these, they can say if I'm right about that or not.

Pure Adrenaline

iTrader: (2)

It's okay to stick the wire into the slot with the fuse.

I used the wiper fuse for my V1 hardwire. It's been working flawlessly. Give that one a try tomorrow. Good luck.

drdamian

yeah,,, i totally think that may be the problem... i only plugged the 7.5 amp fuse into the add-a-circuit, but i never put a fuse in the other spot... the thing even came with a bunch of extra fuses..

drdamian

thanx for the advice... i might have to go that route if i cant get this circuit to work.. but i just thought that the circuit way would have been safer...

Pure Adrenaline

iTrader: (2)

Well... personally, if something had to go wrong, I'd rather take a chance with the wipers than with the electronics.

Good luck with the ticket thing tomorrow.

drdamian

Ok guys,,, thank you all for your help... i reisnstalled the add-a-circuit last night... This time i used 2 fuses not just 1 which i had originally done... And wouldn't you know it,,,, it works perfectly.... Maybe if i read the directions in the first place i would have realized this... sorry all...