# CD/Radio stopped working in my winter beater **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [November 7, 2006, 6:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cd-radio-stopped-working-in-my-winter-beater/19858 "2006-11-07T18:08:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 18
**Author:** ![Mike93](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike93/32/7325_2.png) [@Mike93](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mike93)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2006, 9:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cd-radio-stopped-working-in-my-winter-beater/19858/18 "2006-11-08T21:53:07Z")
> [@Adictd2b00st](#): > > BOTH constant and switched power? Switched power is setting the test light off when key is on…key off, no light. Constant appears to not set the light off at all…assuming I’m testing properly. Is it the yellow wire labeled ‘memory’ that is constant??? That’s the one I’m testing… > [@dreid](#): > > inline fuses on the speaker leads will have NOTHING to do with the radio dying. unless the installer had some crazy install and maybe had an amp hooked to the same speakers. also, did u check the fuse in the radio with it hooked up??? with a test light? I have seen where fuses are bad but look fine Yes, I checked with the fuse in…and visibly it appeared to be good. Tomorrow I can make sure the fuse itself is good. While searching the interweb for research I came accross this: If the **radio** does not **power** up after installation, be sure to check the factory fuses to see if they are blown. If the fuses seem to be okay, take the **radio** out to the vehicle battery. Connect the red and yellow wires to the positive post and the black ground to the negative post. Turn **radio** on to see if it works. if so, recheck the yellow and black wires in the dash. I tried this with the head unit and it would not turn on…took both the red and yellow and twisted these together for the positive terminal; black to negative terminal. When connecting the red/yellow to the term it was spark a bit. WTF… --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cd-radio-stopped-working-in-my-winter-beater/19858)._