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electric aerial

Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 10:14 am
by telski789
hi,ive tested my electric aerial by putting the earth on the - and the red and white wire on the + all i get is a click from inside,is it buggered?!! any ideas?

Tel

Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 10:36 am
by smithy318i
the click is probably a relay inside the unit. if it doesnt go up with all 3 wires connceted, its buggered.

probably fixable with the right parts. may be a fried motor, or a loose/broken contact on the relay.

i would have it in bits by now.

Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 11:26 am
by Strawb
i have fitted a new sterio in to my car it has an electric arial which wire do i need to connect to the sterio's arial activation wire?

Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 11:32 am
by smithy318i
not the red or black wires, the other one.

Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 11:34 am
by Strawb
smithy318i wrote:not the red or black wires, the other one.
is this around the back of the sterio ? im a bit confused