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<blockquote data-quote="themaha" data-source="post: 6993473" data-attributes="member: 625759">Hi everyone - been reading the forums for several years now but decided to finally sign up as I have a problem I can&#039;t figure out.I recently wired up a new head unit, an Eclipse CD3200 with IP-106 iPod adapter.&nbsp; The two rear channels are running the stock speakers and I have two sets of RCAs going to an amp.&nbsp; The front RCAs are for the front components and the non-fader is for a sub.&nbsp; All wiring is done with butt connectors and heat shrink.Here&#039;s the issue.&nbsp; The whole setup worked fine for two days and then poof - the receiver started to smoke and now I can&#039;t see anything on the display.&nbsp; The in-line fuse did not blow - the actual unit went. Strange thing is that the radio still plays both through the RCAs and rear channels, at full volume without distortion.So I thought bad unit and I replaced it with the same model.&nbsp; Put the new one in and it worked fine... for two days.&nbsp; After that, started the car up, heard a thump and started to see smoke from the radio... again.&nbsp; Same thing - I hear the all speakers and can even hear the radio navigating through menus if I press buttons but can&#039;t see anything on the display.&nbsp; No button illumination either.What wiring could be shorting this out?&nbsp; Could it be the front speakers which are terminated in the doors or the illumination wire or what?&nbsp; I&#039;m really at my wits end as I&#039;ve done a dozen installs and never had an issue.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="themaha, post: 6993473, member: 625759"] Hi everyone - been reading the forums for several years now but decided to finally sign up as I have a problem I can't figure out. I recently wired up a new head unit, an Eclipse CD3200 with IP-106 iPod adapter. The two rear channels are running the stock speakers and I have two sets of RCAs going to an amp. The front RCAs are for the front components and the non-fader is for a sub. All wiring is done with butt connectors and heat shrink. Here's the issue. [B]The whole setup worked fine for two days and then poof - the receiver started to smoke and now I can't see anything on the display. [/B][B]The in-line fuse did not blow - the actual unit went. [/B] Strange thing is that the radio still plays both through the RCAs and rear channels, at full volume without distortion. So I thought bad unit and I replaced it with the same model. Put the new one in and it worked fine... for two days. After that, started the car up, heard a thump and started to see smoke from the radio... again. Same thing - I hear the all speakers and can even hear the radio navigating through menus if I press buttons but can't see anything on the display. No button illumination either. [B]What wiring could be shorting this out?[/B] Could it be the front speakers which are terminated in the doors or the illumination wire or what? I'm really at my wits end as I've done a dozen installs and never had an issue. [/QUOTE]

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