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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 06:46 PM
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i installed an electric fan and now my radio doesnt work, and my car alarm goes off when i put my key in the ignition. when i start the car the alarm stops going off. radio doesnt even turn on. i did get the fan working though. please give me some help. i checked the fuse.

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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 07:05 PM
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Oh wow, electrical gremlins... What triggers the switch on the fans to turn them on and off? Where are you getting power from?
 
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 07:13 PM
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i installed a manual switch. the fan is hooked up to b+ and the negetive fan side is ran to the switch and a wirecome out of the switch and goes to a good ground.
 
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 07:23 PM
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wtf...i moved my truck and now the alarm doesnt go oof but now my door locks dont work. the remote lock doesnt work either.[:@]
 
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 08:08 PM
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Take the wiring out and start from scratch. It sounds like you have a nightmare on your hands.
 
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 09:39 PM
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I agree with Chris, start over. This shouldn't matter but why do you run the ground to the switch and not the hot.
 
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Old Mar 9, 2007 | 12:50 PM
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if the switch is on the hot side there will be a small spark every time you want to turn on the fan. but there is no spark on the negitive side. its is for the same reason that you disconnect the negitive side of the battery first then the positive side.
 
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