flashing stereo
 

i have an eclipse 5443 head unit.

when i first got the truck with the unit... it worked fine.

now, it has a mind of its own. only turns on when it wants to.

at first. it would b on most of the time and then turn off for a short period of time, then just come back on!

NOW!.... it stays off MOST of the time, and only works once in a while.... while it is not working... it seems to be flashing. a few specs of the screen seem to flash on and off. and also, you can hear a soft popping sound coming from the speakers and the screen flashes.

i thought it was a power problem, but i checked the wires.... test lighted them... and even ran a constant hot wire to the power wire of the stereo. still does the same.

any ideas?

maybe its just time for a new head unit! :)

Do you have a detachable face? WHat model is it?

i figured it out over the weekend. I was cleaning my truck out and i decided to fiddle with the stereo some more. i turned the truck to ACC and the stereo started to flash again. I looked at the amp under my seat and i noticed the power light flashing on and off! THATS what it is! THe Amp's power was flucuating!! THe amp's power comes from the head unit. There is a seperate power wire that is for the stereo's accesories (changers, eq, etc) that the amp was hooked to! So i test lighted the wire and sure enough , the test light was flashin!!! :pat:

so... i cut the AMP power from there and attached it to my extra fuse box for ACC on power. And now it works great! ;)

still dont kno why that wire had fluctuating power. o well :)