My battery was completely dead. After jumping it the gauges did not work... Attached a battery tender to the car for a few days and it fired right up- all gauges worked, AC worked but MacIntosh will not turn on? Any ideas?
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MacIntosh Not Working
- Thread starter mlane
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Kayvan
GT Owner
- Jul 13, 2006
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The Mc and the gauges are very sensitive to low battery
Check your frame ground strap and clean contact point
From what I Undertand a battery tender will maintain low discharged battery
Not fully recharge battery
I would drive it for an hour or 75 miles and look into getting CTEK battery charger /
Check your frame ground strap and clean contact point
From what I Undertand a battery tender will maintain low discharged battery
Not fully recharge battery
I would drive it for an hour or 75 miles and look into getting CTEK battery charger /
Xcentric
GT Owner
The Mac needs a minimum voltage to fire up, just as the gauges do. I don't understand it, but that's the way it is. Give it a few on-off cycles and report back.
I guarantee you its just the radio fuse in the passenger foot well if you are not getting power at all....
MAD IN NC
Proud Owner/ BOD blah bla
Since I did the "mac" relocate.... and changed the battery - I havent set the clock or now that I think of it even turned on the radio for probably 7 months...
I can officially say "what radio" now I feel
I can officially say "what radio" now I feel
Xcentric
GT Owner
Since this thread has been totally hijacked...I have a Mac relocate kit...complete...that I may offer for sale. I wanted to get rid of the tumor, but now I don't want to lose luggage space. I thought about doing a "Mac delete" (take out the tumor, but don't relocate the amp and speaker), but I like to listen to it in the garage at night. It is a wonderful sound system. It is the best sound system I own, period.
I have never played it while driving.
PL510*Jeff
Well-known member
EA40
GT Owner
this happened to my car when i changed the battery. you need to 'jump start' the deck by throwing a CD in. then it fires up. that's how mine came to life.