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[Help needed] Head unit 12V constant wire has no power

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YOUR RESEARCH[Help needed] Head unit 12V constant wire has no power

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fuse in the back of the unit

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I thought for a minute it was the fuse in the back of the unit, but that has a 10A fuse.

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[Help needed] Head unit 12V constant wire has no power
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Use multi-meter

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I was hooking up a new head unit to my 987 today, and was using a multi-meter to verify connections on my harness.

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Use multi-meter

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I was hooking up a new head unit to my 987 today, and was using a multi-meter to verify connections on my harness.

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Use multi-meter

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I was hooking up a new head unit to my 987 today, and was using a multi-meter to verify connections on my harness.

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[Help needed] Head unit 12V constant wire has no power
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fuse in the back of the unit

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I thought for a minute it was the fuse in the back of the unit, but that has a 10A fuse.

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POST 1Original post

I was hooking up a new head unit to my 987 today, and was using a multi-meter to verify connections on my harness. I measured 12V as expected between ground and the 12V constant wire. However moments later I believe I caused a short with the multimeter prongs and am now not measuring this voltage. I went through the entire fuse panel and none of them seem blown. Any idea what I should be looking for? The wire in question goes deep into the dashboard and I'd rather avoid a full disassembly to trace it down. I could also splice it from elsewhere, but that'd be nasty.

POST 2Original post

Attached is the page that covers the non-Bose, no-Nav radio for the 2007 Cayman. Not sure how accurate or representative it is of what you have, but looks like fuse F9 is in the path.

POST 3Original post

I was confused as to what fuse F9 was, since the rows only go to E. I thought for a minute it was the fuse in the back of the unit, but that has a 10A fuse. Upon further reading, this is the ninth fuse in bank D, so fuse D9. I'll have a look at it tomorrow.

POST 4Original post

Fuse D9 was indeed blown, though it was a 10A as well instead of a 7.5A as described in your diagram. Replaced it with another 10A.

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