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| Thread ID: 100036 | 2009-05-23 23:19:00 | Car radio question | tut (12033) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 776306 | 2009-05-25 03:16:00 | Ignorance prattles on.................... KAM is Keep-Alive-Memory or as you put it a full-time battery to the tuner so the radio doesn't forget what it was set to...but maybe under the Southern Cross, you don't understand it. I don't know what organic material you keep in your boxes, but we put our fecal matter in the garden to make the roses bloom. But you are right, of course, I don't know what I am talking. I acquiesce. |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 776307 | 2009-05-25 03:46:00 | There is no KAM on a Mitsi Sigma there isnt even a computer on a Sigma. Some models even had points or contact breaker ignition my flatmate had one and I did the servicing on it. |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 776308 | 2009-05-25 19:30:00 | Many thanks for the information. I now have some idea how things work. As always Surferjoe you details were very interesting, and for the obviously immature young guy that thinks Mitzis are 'shitboxes' I have four of them in my fleet and the worst trouble I have had apart from this silly idiot draining the transmission of oil instread of the engine (I was in a bad mental state at the time) the worst trouble I have had was a failed power transister on the distributor of one of them. I will have a look for the yellow wire maybe get a wiring diagram and see if it is a simple fault like blown fuse. The battery was out and changed before returning the vehicle to roadworthiness. Might be a clue. Why the 9v battery in the cigarette lighter trick? I would have thought 12v would be more appropriate. Coincidently I did this (12v) while the battery was out and wonder if this might have caused the problem. |
tut (12033) | ||
| 776309 | 2009-05-25 21:14:00 | 12 volt battery would be good if you could buy one small and cheap enough. An automatic transmission workshop next to us usually has about 5 or 6 cars in the workshop with trans out and the 9volt ( like the one in smoke alarms) battery hanging off the ciggie lighter so the customer doesnt lose his radio presets. |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 776310 | 2009-05-25 22:00:00 | Thats interesting prefect, now I understand about the 9v. I used a 12 v ex security alarm battery but it was a bit big. I can see the 9v as you describe would be much easier if a few were required as you see in the trans shop. Obvious it is enough to keep the presets. Thanks |
tut (12033) | ||
| 776311 | 2009-05-26 04:45:00 | There is no KAM on a Mitsi Sigma there isnt even a computer on a Sigma . Some models even had points or contact breaker ignition my flatmate had one and I did the servicing on it . Do you ever re-read your posts? If I said it once, I said it a couple of times: KAM is Keep-Alive-Memory or as you put it a full-time battery to the tuner so the radio doesn't forget what it was set to . . . but maybe under the Southern Cross, you don't understand it . I never alluded to that particular vehicle having an ECM KAM . It's a radio KAM! Say that three times and try to make it stick! |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 776312 | 2009-05-26 05:29:00 | Never heard of KAM and its probably not fitted to an old radio in an old Magna. Bought expensive sounds for a bus a couple of months ago looked at the book now its got no kam. Loose the power from the battery and you lose the presets. Might be an american thing for those big cars like De Sotos and Hudsons you have over there. |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 776313 | 2009-05-26 05:55:00 | Never heard of KAM and its probably not fitted to an old radio in an old Magna. Bought expensive sounds for a bus a couple of months ago looked at the book now its got no kam. Loose the power from the battery and you lose the presets. Might be an american thing for those big cars like De Sotos and Hudsons you have over there. Yep - definitley no such thing with any stereo I've seen in NZ. |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 776314 | 2009-05-28 08:33:00 | Typical Americans. They always like to try & make others look small. After all, they are the country that practically invented friendly fire lol | Phil B (648) | ||
| 776315 | 2009-06-08 07:19:00 | Finally got time to look at the radio. After wasting most of the afternoon trying to get the radio out by removing the trim I found it just clips in. Behind the radio there was indeed a yellow wire but it wasnt connected to anything, instead a pink wire labelled continuous power was connect through a 5Ma wire fuse. This fuse was blown. A new fuse fixed the problem. Thanks to all. |
tut (12033) | ||
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