Found reason why Battery/Alternator dies - Fuse to Radio.How to Fix? Options

[nitemare]

Well, after years of going through batteries/alternaters - I decided to find out why.

Electical shop found a large draw on the fuse underneath the hood which was not labeled at all. Now, he didnt know what fuse was for. So when I went to pick up car, I connected face plate of Alpine. Radio did not work. Also, the clock above radio did not work. Also, my viper alarm did not work.

So, this unmarked fuse controls: Radio/Alarm/Clock

Now, He doesnt fix these issues as he is not a radio installer. He recommended going to BestBuy to fix. Well, Im NOT going to Bestbuy as I dont trust them at all. Also, the guy who did the radio/alarm install said he can put a switch so that I can turn it off when car is off. Well, great! So , I will lose all my channels, time, etc. This doesnt seem like a fix at all, rather a bandaid. You can see I dont want to go back to him.

So, now I drive around with No radio/No Alarm/No clock. But atleast my car doesnt die. I keep the fuse out. It is the standard 45amp BLUE fuse. Again - no marking on the black box to what it is. If you are facing it - its on left row - towards middle.


Any Ideas on how to fix this? Where to bring it?

1995 Celica GT Convert.

Equipment:
Alpine 7995 Head Unit (Manual says to make sure AMPS are not connected to ANT port. I dont know what they are connected to. I was unable to pull head unit out myself.
2 Amps (both not that powerful) - Both running on its own fuse directly to battery- I dont think these amps are problem.
Alpine XM Tuner (connected to CD Changer)
Alpine CD Changer
Thanks!

This post has been edited by nitemare: Aug 7, 2007 - 4:16 PM

[Coomer]

Is it labeled on the fuse box cover as a box with a diagonal line through it? If so, those are fusible links...you're not even supposed to have a fuse in there...though you can. But from the factory there are little plastic pieces with metal in them that aren't fuses...they're not made to blow.

I know that I was missing one after some electrical troubleshooting and it took me forever to figure out that I needed it.

Let me know if that's what it is, and then I can help from there.

[nitemare]

Is it labeled on the fuse box cover as a box with a diagonal line through it? If so, those are fusible links...you're not even supposed to have a fuse in there...though you can. But from the factory there are little plastic pieces with metal in them that aren't fuses...they're not made to blow.

I know that I was missing one after some electrical troubleshooting and it took me forever to figure out that I needed it.

Let me know if that's what it is, and then I can help from there.

YES! It has a diagonal line through it! The guy said it shouldnt be there. I guess the radio installer put a real fuse, 45 - blue, in there.