Innovate XD-16 wideband wiring help

[Ethand14]

I installed my Innovative wideband about a month ago and my car will die if I do not run it everyday. The battery and alternator are good so I am going to tell you guys how I wired it in to see if I did it right. The wideband model was the XD-16.

12v source for the gauge is connected with my boost gauge thru the cigarette lighter fuse.

Grounds for the gauge and LC-1 are grounded to the same spot on a bracket by the cd player.

Power source for the LC-1 is ran through my sunroof fuse.

Autozone told me with my ignition off, it still has power going through. The gauges do not turn on til i turn the ignition to the on position. Any help would be great guys.

Any help?

 

[gofer]

12v source for the gauge is connected with my boost gauge thru the cigarette lighter fuse.

Grounds for the gauge and LC-1 are grounded to the same spot on a bracket by the cd player.

Power source for the LC-1 is ran through my sunroof fuse.

The power source for the LC-1 is still 12V, I'd rewire the power source for the LC-1 to the cigarette lighter and see if that corrects the problem. I've never heard of anyone running a power source off of their sunroof fuse, that could be the cause of the wierd battery drain problem your getting.

 

[Ethand14]

ok I'll give that a try.

 

[Ceddy]

I would get the Low Voltage Error when I had my LC-1 and XD-16 connected to the cigarette lighter. I ended running a dedicated line (12 AWG) for WideBand and Gauges, switched by a relay connected to cigarette lighter.

The WideBand and Gauge should be connected to the same power source, or a power/ground offset may cause current to flow thru the signal wire.

 

[beihl304]

mine is connected to sunroof fuse and does not cause that problem

 

[gofer]

mine is connected to sunroof fuse and does not cause that problem

Are both your gauge power and wideband power running off the sunroof fuse? I think the problem he's having is he's got the gauge running off the cig. lighter power and the wideband off the sunroof power.

 

[Ethand14]

I connected the gauge and lc-1 both to the sunroof fuse and the gauge came on without the ignition on. I moved them both to the cig lighter and it does not come on til the ignition and I am not getting any codes for low voltage and the wideband works so hopefully this fixes it. I'll find out by tommorrow.

 

[gofer]

I connected the gauge and lc-1 both to the sunroof fuse and the gauge came on without the ignition on. I moved them both to the cig lighter and it does not come on til the ignition and I am not getting any codes for low voltage and the wideband works so hopefully this fixes it. I'll find out by tommorrow.

FIXED.

 

[Ethand14]

yes it is fixed. Thanks guys.

 

[milby43]

I didnt want to make a frankenthread, but did you fuse it to the cigar lighter?