Power Atenna
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Re: Power antenna
Originally Posted by Lilchief
My antenna is from a 95 SLE mine is a 97 SSEi. [...] The ground strap on the antenna is only for the antenna not the motor. I'm going to do some testing on my power leads tomorrow , I'll let you know what I find out.
There are three wires leading to the antenna motor: as you noted, they're white, green and dark gray. The gray wire powers the antenna up; the white powers it down; the green is a common return (but technically not a ground as I believe it leads back to the relay, not to the body).
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Power antenna
It'* working. I got my car back late tuesday so I didn't get to do anything to it. Wensday I got out my meter and did some testing. Had 12v on the green , no volts on the orange and I read continuity on the black to ground. So I decided it was a fuse. Took apart the passenger side kick panel in hopes of finding a fuse block. There it was. I llked in my owners manual to decide which to check , since the door locks were not operating properly I checked it, it was ok. The trunk release was not working either, pulled it out, found the problem, blown fuse. Changed the fuse, wired the new plug, checked my voltages and plugged into my existing antenna and it worked. And everything is back to normal. I guess half the lock circuit goes threw the trunk fuse. I must shorted the orange and black wires when I was untaping them. They were taped together just not touching. One question, in my owners manual for fuse usage #2 it has Trunk Reiease,RAC; What is RAC?
Thanks For All The HELP
Lilchief
Thanks For All The HELP
Lilchief
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Re: Power antenna
(Sorry for this late reply; been way busy again... :( )
Retained Accessory Power. It allows continued use of major accessories like power windows, radio, etc. after vehicle shutdown, for 10 minutes or until someone opens a door, whichever happens first.
Originally Posted by Lilchief
One question, in my owners manual for fuse usage #2 it has Trunk Reiease,RAC; What is RAC?
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