Check out this! I got my Mallory 685 in today and it say's in the Manual all the part's that come with the kit.


But this is all that came in the box! Is this right?


I got it from Summit.

 

Well i wired the red wire to the battery and the black one to ground to see if the unit would power on and it did nothing...Im wondering if there need's to be more hooked up or what im confused?

I just dont want to go and wire the whole thing up and then find out it doesnt work ya know!

Anyone have any thought's on why it's not powering on?

 

I can't remember if it only comes on when the key is on or not.

 

Im hoping thats what it is...I hate when i dont understand something it makes it soo hard when i know its not! I have alway's been Electrical illiterate! I can rebuild an engine or swap an auto car to a manual but cant figure out how to wire a simple box!

 

Call Mallory and see.

 

Well it is always hooked up to the battery and you don't want it always running when the car is parked, so that sounds normal to me.

 

If I remember right, my hifire had to be fully hooked up for the display to function. In other words, I think you have to be hooked into the ignition (coil) for the digital display to come up. If you just connect to the power alone it will appear that the box is dead.

Just a word of caution: be careful not to short the mallory box for the slightest moment. It blows an under hood ignition fuse immediately. Symptom: the engine just cranks but doesn't light.