Ignition live "gone"

[adam_christie 0]

Hi all;

I've been trying to install an in car PC in my Golf VR6 today, and I've tapped into the "ignition live" wire that used to turn the headunit on to run power to the LCD screen. I've also used this line to power the PC which I think may have been a bad idea!

I turned the system on, and the PC and screen booted up for a short time, then there was a total loss of power to both the pc and screen Now I have real problems starting up the car. The enging turns over, and tries to fire up, but then dies. After about 20 attempts it finally fires up, which I think is because it's warmed up a bit. Also, I've totally lost power to the ignition live wire. All the fuses are ok, so I'm thinking it's one of the relays. any idea which one it could be?!

Thanks in advance!

Adam

[adam_christie 0]

I've just found out that the electrics that have been affected are the ignition position "0" electrics, i.e. the stereo. I think there must be something else running off this line that's causing the starting problems.

[adam_christie 0]

RIGHT, I've half solved the problem. Well actually I know what's at fault. It's the bloody ignition barrel! Seems there's a loose connection inside which has probably been made worse by me overloading the "key in live" circuit. Now all I need to do is figure out how to fix the problem. I guess I've probably molten one of the soldered connections. Great! <_

[CALICO 130]

have you tried running that wire to a relay so it runs full power but using that wire just to trip the relay maybe this could solve your problem. Once you have solved the ignition barrel fault