Installing car stereo?

Question

where does a cd player get its power from (obviously the battery) but is there a direct connection from the battery to the cd deck or is it indirect to another plaug/wire? can someone give me a detailed explanaiton, i have a 99 pontiac sunfire and a kenwood deck.

Answer 1

A factory CD player harness usually has two power sources:  one coming directly from the battery, and another from the key switch.  Both power wires will run through the vehicle fuse box (possibly more than one fuse box) before they're routed to the radio harness.  In many cases, the circuit may be shared with other vehicle accessories, like the dome light or cigarette lighter.