stereo not keeping memory?? HELP

[muzbomb]

Hey guys so i just installed a new deck, sub in my boat also i just installed a blue sea add a battery switch with starter isolation relay. Everything seems to work great. When i turn key to acc just the stereo work and it draws down the house battery, but i have noticed when i turn the key off and my main blue sea switch off. Then go back in the boat later and turn on my blue sea switch put the key to acc turn the deck on all the setting(bass,treb,bass boost ect...) are all back to 0 the factory settings. How can i fix this or what is the problem why it is not keeping memory my settings?? Thanks

 

[mistercomputerman]

Traditionally, the "memory" wire on a car stereo is yellow or yellow with a black stripe. This wire must have 12v at all times to remember your settings.

 

[muzbomb]

Ok i see on my boat there is couple fuse end harnsess down at back by the battery marked 1-stereo memory, 2-bilge pump, 3-stereo amp. But i never did touch these. i will look maybe i got that yellow one going to the blue sea switch?

 

[muzbomb]

Ok i checked and there is 3 red wires i got that are my acc stuff. On the stereo memory fuse style harness plug end there is a yellow and red that goes to that. So is one of my red wires that i got going to the blue sea switch on my acc side would they possible one be my stereo memory?

 

[JimG]

Traditionally, the "memory" wire on a car stereo is yellow or yellow with a black stripe. This wire must have 12v at all times to remember your settings.

Yes... what he said. You will have to look at your installation information to determine which wire needs to go directly (but fused) to the battery.

 

[muzbomb]

Ok well i have dont some digging around and i manage to find the yellow stereo memory wire. I took the fuse out of the fuse harness that is marked stereo memory and i spliced a wire that plugs into the yellow side of the harness put it on the battery and it keeps memory even after shut off the main blue sea switch. So on that harness there is the yellow and red both are live positive wires. So how should i go about to get that yellow to the battery? Should i just splice off the yellow to the battery and put a in line fuse between there?

 

[muzbomb]

anybody think this is a bad idea or will not work??

 

[JimG]

Ok well i have dont some digging around and i manage to find the yellow stereo memory wire. I took the fuse out of the fuse harness that is marked stereo memory and i spliced a wire that plugs into the yellow side of the harness put it on the battery and it keeps memory even after shut off the main blue sea switch. So on that harness there is the yellow and red both are live positive wires. So how should i go about to get that yellow to the battery? Should i just splice off the yellow to the battery and put a in line fuse between there?

Not sure what this fuse harness is that you speak of, but yes splice in enough yellow wire to reach the battery... put the in line fuse as close to the battery as possible. Leave the red on "ACC".