[Boatanchors] Weird service problem

[Richard Post]

Are you dealing with Chrysler powered speakers? (which have separate 
amp such as Chrysler infinity?)

Rich KB8TAD

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At 2:35 PM -0600 2/21/07, jhhaynes at earthlink.net wrote:
>Not exactly a boat anchor, but it's weird enough that I've got to
>discuss it with somebody.  A friend bought a second hand Chrysler
>car radio to put in his vehicle.  We tested it on the bench and
>found it to work.  And figured out the connections to the connector
>that plugs into the back.  But in the vehicle it wouldn't work.
>I was plugging the connector on and off and got it a little cockeyed
>and the radio started working.  Turns out that if you apply power with
>the speakers connected the radio won't work; but if you apply power
>and then connect the speakers it will work.  So for now he's going to
>put a toggle switch in series with the speakers - but this is about the
>weirdest thing I've ever encountered.  Does anybody know why it is
this way?