Sergio Uribe
Cadet
- Joined
- Mar 4, 2013
- Messages
- 10
Having electrical problem with my marine radio on my boat. I turn on the radio, but when the transmit button is pressed, the radio goes off.
I had the radio checked by the local distributor of Standard, and he says that the radio is o.k. and that the problem is with my power source.
I installed the radio back on the boat, and installed an electrical meter on the power wires to the radio. Again, when the transmit button is pressed, the radio goes off, and I observed that the voltage on the feed lines drops at the same time to below 1 volt.
What could be the problem? Could it be that the antena has gone bad and is causing the sharp drop in the incoming voltage? How can I check the antena alone? It is an 8 ft antena.
If the antena is not the problem, is there somewhere a poor contact in the power lines that should feed the 12 volts to the radio? How could I go about in checking the electricity wires, and find (among so many wires, and connections behind all the gauges, and switches), the faulty connection?
I would appreciate any help, in order to be able to solve the problem
I had the radio checked by the local distributor of Standard, and he says that the radio is o.k. and that the problem is with my power source.
I installed the radio back on the boat, and installed an electrical meter on the power wires to the radio. Again, when the transmit button is pressed, the radio goes off, and I observed that the voltage on the feed lines drops at the same time to below 1 volt.
What could be the problem? Could it be that the antena has gone bad and is causing the sharp drop in the incoming voltage? How can I check the antena alone? It is an 8 ft antena.
If the antena is not the problem, is there somewhere a poor contact in the power lines that should feed the 12 volts to the radio? How could I go about in checking the electricity wires, and find (among so many wires, and connections behind all the gauges, and switches), the faulty connection?
I would appreciate any help, in order to be able to solve the problem