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My new to me 2008 CSC has led strip lights from end to end, but not working. Looking at the battery, there is wiring to the neg terminal that is spliced ( see the pic ). It goes down to a fuse at lower right. What is it? I removed it at the fuse panel and everything still worked. Could that be wiring for the led’s ? I don’t like the way it is spliced, so I might just remove it. Any thoughts?
Gerald[ATTACH=CONFIG]92397[/ATTACH]
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[QUOTE=geraldlanc;788230]My new to me 2008 CSC has led strip lights from end to end, but not working. Looking at the battery, there is wiring to the neg terminal that is spliced ( see the pic ). It goes down to a fuse at lower right. What is it? I removed it at the fuse panel and everything still worked. Could that be wiring for the led’s ? I don’t like the way it is spliced, so I might just remove it. Any thoughts?
Gerald[ATTACH=CONFIG]92397[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
Could that be for the led strip and the fuse is blown....:Shrug:...
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[QUOTE=rhino 2;788248]Could that be for the led strip and the fuse is blown....:Shrug:...[/QUOTE]
I checked that fuse, it’s good
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[QUOTE=geraldlanc;788254]I checked that fuse, it’s good[/QUOTE]
Just for chance did you pop in a New fuse...:Shrug:...
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[QUOTE=rhino 2;788256]Just for chance did you pop in a New fuse...:Shrug:...[/QUOTE]
I don’t have a spare, so will have to wait on that. I tested the fuse, it is good, however
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[QUOTE=geraldlanc;788274]I don’t have a spare, so will have to wait on that. I tested the fuse, it is good, however[/QUOTE]
Ok.....Thats all i got.....ThumbUp....When you do get to the bottom of it let us know...:Shrug:
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[QUOTE=geraldlanc;788230]My new to me 2008 CSC has led strip lights from end to end, but not working. Looking at the battery, there is wiring to the neg terminal that is spliced ( see the pic ). It goes down to a fuse at lower right. What is it? I removed it at the fuse panel and everything still worked. Could that be wiring for the led’s ? I don’t like the way it is spliced, so I might just remove it. Any thoughts?
Gerald[ATTACH=CONFIG]92397[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
Have you tried changing the polarity?
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Is that red clip an alligator clip?
If it is that is the likely culprit.
I would redo it anyway.
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So, I removed all the wires in the pic, leaving only the factory + and - wiring. Everything factory works. The PO had installed a sat radio as well as the strip lights so I think those were the “extra” wires at the battery. For now I am going to leave those wires disconnected and push them out of the way. I would like to remove them entirely, but that would mean removing some body parts.
Gerald
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[QUOTE=Rally;788295]Have you tried changing the polarity?[/QUOTE]
Gerald. It looks like the PO installed one of the 2 items first attaching the cream wire to the ground side of the battery. Where it goes and which wire is the hot for that item I can nolt tell from the pic. They then come along with that black wire with the 2 wires coming out of it on the top left. They attach the red side to what most likely is the hot "+" side of the fuse box. They attach the other to the previously mentioned cream wire with what it know as a wire splice. In that situation who knows why not just put a lug on the wire and attach it to the ground terminal.
I do not believe that cream wire coming off the ground side goes to the mentioned fuse. They look like 2 different color wires one with a strip on it. If it did it would blow that fuse immediately because that is a direct short from positive to ground. I agree they have something to do with add on items which is why your factory stuff works with them dis-connected.
You will have to remove stuff and trace the wires for a solution.