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Connected subwoofer; battery died
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<blockquote data-quote="Hezi" data-source="post: 8787577" data-attributes="member: 685797"><p>Hello y'all! Total noob here. I connected an active subwoofer in my car.</p><p></p><p>I connected the yellow power wire directly to the positive battery terminal; the black ground wire directly to the negative terminal; and the blue power-on wire to the blue/white remote wire behind my head unit. Since the blue/white wire was connected on both sides to the harness, I spliced into it.</p><p></p><p>Everything was fine for 3 days, and then the battery was DEAD.</p><p></p><p>Interestingly, the battery wasn't found dead after a long night, but rather after a 20-minute drive. But mainly: can it possibly be that the woofer was drawing power from the battery, despite the power-on wire?! The woofer has a power indicator light. I made sure 100% that the light goes on only when the head unit is on.</p><p></p><p>So was it all just a freak coincidence? Was there another electrical problem in my car that killed my battery? The battery BTW is relatively new and hasn't yet shown any symptoms whatsoever.</p><p></p><p>Thanks in advance!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hezi, post: 8787577, member: 685797"] Hello y'all! Total noob here. I connected an active subwoofer in my car. I connected the yellow power wire directly to the positive battery terminal; the black ground wire directly to the negative terminal; and the blue power-on wire to the blue/white remote wire behind my head unit. Since the blue/white wire was connected on both sides to the harness, I spliced into it. Everything was fine for 3 days, and then the battery was DEAD. Interestingly, the battery wasn't found dead after a long night, but rather after a 20-minute drive. But mainly: can it possibly be that the woofer was drawing power from the battery, despite the power-on wire?! The woofer has a power indicator light. I made sure 100% that the light goes on only when the head unit is on. So was it all just a freak coincidence? Was there another electrical problem in my car that killed my battery? The battery BTW is relatively new and hasn't yet shown any symptoms whatsoever. Thanks in advance! [/QUOTE]
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