cd player(automotive)

[j&h]

please help, i did a voltage check on one of the cabin lights and got about 12.5v. i then decided to add a cd player,  i didnt think this would be a problem. for a test, i ran a jumper to see if the player would function properly. as soon as i connected  the radio ,the interior lights got very bright and the player went into error mode. i checked the voltage with the radio connected and  it read 16.4v. any ideas would be a big help

[wynot]

please help, i did a voltage check on one of the cabin lights and got about 12.5v. i then decided to add a cd player, i didnt think this would be a problem. for a test, i ran a jumper to see if the player would function properly. as soon as i connected the radio ,the interior lights got very bright and the player went into error mode. i checked the voltage with the radio connected and it read 16.4v. any ideas would be a big help

How are you connected in?  I see a jumper which means a lot of things.  Should only be leads for the 12V pos, 12V neg (ground), and your speaker connections.  Do you have an external amp somewhere in the mix?  Can you temporarily hook a cigarette plug onto your power leads and see what happens when you plug that in?

[riverman_218]

please help, i did a voltage check on one of the cabin lights and got about 12.5v. i then decided to add a cd player,  i didnt think this would be a problem. for a test, i ran a jumper to see if the player would function properly. as soon as i connected  the radio ,the interior lights got very bright and the player went into error mode. i checked the voltage with the radio connected and  it read 16.4v. any ideas would be a big help

This has to be a ground problem somewhere. I don't know if you have it plugged in or running off your batteries. Make sure that you run a good  ground to the CD player and use a inline fuse.
I hope this helps

[BIGDAD]

This has to be a ground problem somewhere. I don't know if you have it plugged in or running off your batteries. Make sure that you run a good  ground to the CD player and use a inline fuse.
I hope this helps

to j&h i find the power wire from the battery splice into the wire and ran the wire to a switch to trun and off and from the switch to the inline fuse to the cd player and a good ground hope this help bigdad coleman 94 :-()

[j&h]

that is the way i have it running now. i was hoping to run it after the inverter, so when i was plugged in i didnt have to use battery power at all.