Radio stopped working after battery was drained (and recharged). Any ideas??
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Check the fuse for the radio if it is completely dead. Main fuseblock, and if it is good, pull the radio and see if it has an inline fuse or one built onto the back of the radio. While your back there check that there is 12V getting to the radio when the key is on to rule out radio failure or not.
Thank you. The main fuse block radio fuse appears to be fine, I will attempt to remove radio from dash and check if any additional fuses.
So a latter day update. The Ferrari radio, it says so when it turns on, is also a cassette player. I've never tried the tape feature, as using an old model like this is a good way to break the rubber bands that reside therein. The radio recently stopped working; it wouldn't respond to the on button at all. The unit was getting power, as the little red anti-theft light would blink. Fuse wasn't blown; I checked. So in some desperation I opened the rather comical face plate to reveal the cassette opening, and reclosed it. The radio started working! I can only assume that the contact that tells the unit that the cassette feature is not being used was in need of cycling and reestablishing contact. I have a new expression, as this is a Spyder. "As worthless as a radio in a Ferrari." I never use it.
This video was amazing! I had the no power problem as well, and thanks to the video I wa able to find the broken track under a capacitor and installed a little jumper to bypass the break. The lovely old original stereo would have been junk without this video! Image Unavailable, Please Login
