[MR2] Radio fuse blew, any suggestions

[Chris S]

Ah, forgot, the cig and radio do share a 15 amp fuse and both work after 
swapping the blown fuse out.  Everything works fine now, but i am afraid to 
use my cell phone charger again..
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kurt Krueger" <telek2 at att.net>
To: "Mr2 List" <mr2-digest at mr2.com>
Cc: "Chris S" <chrissul at comporium.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 10:23 AM
Subject: Re: [MR2] Radio fuse blew, any suggestions


>
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: "Chris S" <chrissul at comporium.net>
>>
> Hey, i had my cell phone plugged into the cig lighter and i dialed and 
> heard a
> POP..and the radio died...the antenna still worked when i shut the car 
> off, but
> the radio was DEAD.  It took me a few minutes to think to check the fuse 
> and it
> was blown, thankfully...so i was wondering fi anyone had any suggestions 
> as to
>> why it would blow like that...
>
> You didn't say if the cig lighter socket still works.  Does it share the
> fuse with the radio?
>
> When something blows with a POP, that usually means a pretty solid short.
> Assuming the cig lighter shares the fuse, I'd suspect the cell phone
> adapter wires.
>
> Gives us an update.  There are several of us who have tips for
> hunting down electrical problems.
>