Found reason why Battery/Alternator dies - Fuse to Radio.How to Fix? Options

[nitemare]

Well, after years of going through batteries/alternaters - I decided to find out why.

Electical shop found a large draw on the fuse underneath the hood which was not labeled at all. Now, he didnt know what fuse was for. So when I went to pick up car, I connected face plate of Alpine. Radio did not work. Also, the clock above radio did not work. Also, my viper alarm did not work.

So, this unmarked fuse controls: Radio/Alarm/Clock

Now, He doesnt fix these issues as he is not a radio installer. He recommended going to BestBuy to fix. Well, Im NOT going to Bestbuy as I dont trust them at all. Also, the guy who did the radio/alarm install said he can put a switch so that I can turn it off when car is off. Well, great! So , I will lose all my channels, time, etc. This doesnt seem like a fix at all, rather a bandaid. You can see I dont want to go back to him.

So, now I drive around with No radio/No Alarm/No clock. But atleast my car doesnt die. I keep the fuse out. It is the standard 45amp BLUE fuse. Again - no marking on the black box to what it is. If you are facing it - its on left row - towards middle.


Any Ideas on how to fix this? Where to bring it?

1995 Celica GT Convert.

Equipment:
Alpine 7995 Head Unit (Manual says to make sure AMPS are not connected to ANT port. I dont know what they are connected to. I was unable to pull head unit out myself.
2 Amps (both not that powerful) - Both running on its own fuse directly to battery- I dont think these amps are problem.
Alpine XM Tuner (connected to CD Changer)
Alpine CD Changer
Thanks!

This post has been edited by nitemare: Aug 7, 2007 - 4:16 PM

[Redline08]

the fuse under the hood that controls your radio is labeled radio no.1, i think. It should be, ive blown it many a time, check that to see if its blown, and look at the drivers interior fuse box, that has another fuse for the radio labeled radio, check too see if that is blown too.