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Kicker KMC5 radio keeps restarting??? What am I doing incorrect?

vesder21

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So I decided to try and upgrade my factory Jensen radio with the Kicker KMC5 unit but after connecting the 12v (Red) and Ground (black) it powers on and then restarts over and over again. It sometimes powers up for 10-15 seconds, but then kicks back off and reboots.

Do you guys think it's a voltage thing? (it says 12v+ on the screen so should be getting plenty of power) or do I have a defective head unit?

*Please ignore the wire connectors as it's a temporary thing to just see if the unit works before I make it permanent.
**The first photo is of the factory Jensen radio harness.
***The second photo is the Kicker harness that I connected red, black and one set of speaker to test.

Thoughts?

Dropbox Videos of the restarts
 

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Check voltage on the radio side of the harness, past your twist caps. Honestly, I would bet the problem is in the connection though.
 
the voltage reads 14.4

I got ahold of the seller and they are going to replace the unit so hopefully I just got a defective unit!
 
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