here we go again.
This week end - I thought, instead of just fixing some broken part of the Fj - that I would add a functional upgrade, in the form of sound.
I found the NOAM n4 speaker, and micro marine amp, with just a simple aux in port. Nothing fancy, just plug the phone in and get some tunes.
I followed the instructions and wired (from the battery pos and battery neg) directly to the AMP (which has a fuse in-line in the pos wire). I wanted to avoid any fuse-box issues that have plagued me in the recent past. Also, wired in a lighted on-off switch to avoid draining the battery by leaving it on.
I tested everything, including the speakers and, after getting the right ground -it sounded great.
Put it all back together - and then turn it on, all good. Go to plug in the phone charger into the cigarette lighter port - and "POP/Spark" - pops the 3rd fuse from the top in the fuse box. I replace the fuse, and same thing happens. Look at the cigarette lighter to see if something happened there - but cant see any visual issues. What could have happened. I know I was back in the dash running some wires back and forth (the Pos and Neg from the battery, and the wires to the aux-in port and on-off switch). So its possible I jerked something around that I shouldn't have, but visually (and its a PITA to see it all) - couldn't see anything that would scream "heres your short"!
reminder - I didn't touch the fuse box - no wiring to that at all.
Any thoughts on what to try... what to look for ?
This week end - I thought, instead of just fixing some broken part of the Fj - that I would add a functional upgrade, in the form of sound.
I found the NOAM n4 speaker, and micro marine amp, with just a simple aux in port. Nothing fancy, just plug the phone in and get some tunes.
I followed the instructions and wired (from the battery pos and battery neg) directly to the AMP (which has a fuse in-line in the pos wire). I wanted to avoid any fuse-box issues that have plagued me in the recent past. Also, wired in a lighted on-off switch to avoid draining the battery by leaving it on.
I tested everything, including the speakers and, after getting the right ground -it sounded great.
Put it all back together - and then turn it on, all good. Go to plug in the phone charger into the cigarette lighter port - and "POP/Spark" - pops the 3rd fuse from the top in the fuse box. I replace the fuse, and same thing happens. Look at the cigarette lighter to see if something happened there - but cant see any visual issues. What could have happened. I know I was back in the dash running some wires back and forth (the Pos and Neg from the battery, and the wires to the aux-in port and on-off switch). So its possible I jerked something around that I shouldn't have, but visually (and its a PITA to see it all) - couldn't see anything that would scream "heres your short"!
reminder - I didn't touch the fuse box - no wiring to that at all.
Any thoughts on what to try... what to look for ?