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<blockquote data-quote="HardofWhoring" data-source="post: 8855626" data-attributes="member: 674149"><p>Hold up a minute. </p><p></p><p>If it stayed on when hooked up to the remote wire on the head unit, that's a problem. It means your head unit is staying on. It won't kill your battery as fast as the amp will, but it's still a draw that you need to address. There are only two things, Either:</p><p>1. The head unit was wired wrong. There is a power wire which feeds the load, and there is an accessory wire, that acts as a switch wire/power button to turn it on. If that accessory wire is instead connected to a battery/12v constant wire, or the wires were reversed it's going to cause a draw. (Which sounds like the most obvious answer). OR</p><p>2. Your head unit is wired correctly, and your vehicle is not shutting off. This could be caused by a bad door sensor. This would also cause a draw with your stereo, lights, and other accessory voltage circuits, (phone charging). This would also be a parasitic draw and would kill the battery in days or a week or so. </p><p></p><p>You're not done here, all you did was narrow it down to not being the amp. All you did was stop the symptom from the amp.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HardofWhoring, post: 8855626, member: 674149"] Hold up a minute. If it stayed on when hooked up to the remote wire on the head unit, that's a problem. It means your head unit is staying on. It won't kill your battery as fast as the amp will, but it's still a draw that you need to address. There are only two things, Either: 1. The head unit was wired wrong. There is a power wire which feeds the load, and there is an accessory wire, that acts as a switch wire/power button to turn it on. If that accessory wire is instead connected to a battery/12v constant wire, or the wires were reversed it's going to cause a draw. (Which sounds like the most obvious answer). OR 2. Your head unit is wired correctly, and your vehicle is not shutting off. This could be caused by a bad door sensor. This would also cause a draw with your stereo, lights, and other accessory voltage circuits, (phone charging). This would also be a parasitic draw and would kill the battery in days or a week or so. You're not done here, all you did was narrow it down to not being the amp. All you did was stop the symptom from the amp. [/QUOTE]
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