A voltage drop from 12 to 6 volt or find the cuase of it

* 12 Volt system; 4 + (bulb 2 + bulb 3) = 12 volts
bulbs 2 and 3 will total 8 volts.
* Unusual set up for auto lights to be in series. the usual is the full 12 volts for each bulb.
* A series CKT would mean if one bulb failed, they all fail. (like old Christmas lights, you have to check them all to find the bad one.)
* Wattage of bulbs will have an effect on the brightness of each bulb. Higher wattage will affect the voltage drop across that bulb.
* if your trying to "drop" a higher voltage to a low voltage device. Then you need to take in account of the device "loading" to get the right voltage and power (amps) to also drive the device.
* You will also find that using a bulb as a voltage drop will change with the current draw. Higher draw will increase the voltage drop across the bulb (it will get brighter and lower the voltage on your device.)
* In series resistance was used (in old days) as a voltage drop for arc lights or even arc welding. If the line shorted then the resistance coil (nichrome wire) would take up the load, preventing the breaker from tripping out on a short.
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there is no amperage reading as it is a variable depending on the current being used bu the systems
however voltage on the other hand is adjustable and readable
for a fully charged battery the reading should be 12 volts ( actually 13.2 v) and with the engine running at 2.000rpms the voltage should be 14.5 -14.8 volts
hard starting ( slow cranking speed) can be from a bad battery ( have a load test done at a battery shop) as it will read 12 volts but that drops to below 9 volts when a load is applied such as a starter motor operation
as a result the amps available will also drop and the starter has difficulty turning the engine
dirty battery posts and terminals (should be shiny clean ) or loose terminals will also create too high a resistance for the starter to work
you should take the vehicle to an accredited auto electrical shop where they can:- load test the battery, charge voltage and regulator operation
they can also attach an amp meter clamp around the positive cable to the battery to read the current draw when cranking the engine to use as an indication of possible starter faults
that reading for the starter operation can be as high as 450 amps for a few seconds but if it goes over 500 amps ,then that may indicate a problem starter especially if the battery has a low cc reading
( battery capacity is read as cc amp hour and for a small car would be 250-350 cc ah and for a larger vehicle can be 400-650 cc ah)

Below is a listing of the radio wires and what they control.

1995 Chevrolet Camaro car radio wiring schematic
Car Radio Battery Constant 12 volt Wire: Orange
Car Radio Accessory Switched 12 volt Wire: Yellow
Car Radio Ground Wire: Black
Car Radio Illumination Wire: Gray
Car Stereo Dimmer Wire: Brown
Car Stereo Antenna Trigger Wire: Pink
Car Stereo Amp Trigger Wire: N/A
Car Stereo Amplifier Location: N/A
Car Audio Front Speakers Size: 6.5" speakers
Car Audio Front Speakers Location: Doors
Left Front Speaker Positive Wire: Tan
Left Front Speaker Negative Wire: Gray
Right Front Speaker Positive Wire: Light Green
Right Front Speaker Negative Wire: Dark Green
Car Audio Rear Speakers Size: 6.5" speakers
Car Audio Rear Speakers Location: Side Panels
Left Rear Speaker Positive Wire: Yellow
Left Rear Speaker Negative Wire: Brown
Right Rear Speaker Positive Wire: Dark Blue
Right Rear Speaker Negative Wire: Light Blue

INSPECT BATTERY ELECTROLYTE LEVEL
INSPECT BATTERY CABLES/TERMINALS
LOAD TEST BATTERY,_______VOLTS @ 150 AMPS (Min SPEC 10.2 VOLTS @ 150 AMPS.)
INSPECT BELT(s),
TEST ALTERNATOR OUTPUT (ON THE VEHICLE,'NOT' BENCH TESTED),
1 _____AMPS @ 12 VOLTS @ 2500 RPM w/PLOW not ENGAGED
2 _____AMPS @ 12 VOLTS @ 2500 RPM w/PLOW ENGAGED ALT OUTPUT SPEC ????

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amps or volts
11 to 12 amps indicates nothing but if it is volts then it indicates that the alternator is not charging the battery
Battery voltage is 12 -13.5 volts and when charging is 14.5-14.8 volts dc
the rest of your statement indicates that the alternator or voltage regulator is faulty and you should have the charging system checked by an accredited auto electrician

youre alt is internaly regulated so with it being new and youre battery is new follow youre wiers from youre alt to youre firewall making sure you dont have any bare wiers cuasing the system to have a week short and make sure all of youre conections from youre battery to youre starter and the alternator are cleane!

The older chrysler products have a ballast resister on the firewall that is used for dropping the voltage to the ignition coil. During a start procedure, while the key is turned all the way in start position 12 volts bypass the resistor forcing a high output of coil voltage. When you release the key to the run position 12 volts goes ito the resistor & a lower voltage of around 6-7 volts comes out, & goes to the coil.
What happens, is the resistor breaks inside and no voltage is coming out the resistor. Thus only a start condition exist with no run.

The antenna wire, witch should be yellow. is not supposed to be hooked up to 12 volts. It is only meant to be used as an on censer . If that wire is the reason your speakers are not working then the stereo is defective. That wire should have 12 volts coming out of it when the stereo is on. And hooking it to 12 volts could have damaged your stereo. I would look at the wire diagram again before doing anything else.

So anyway if you are not using the power antenna wire cap it off and leave it alone. you do not need it. Check all of your connections again and follow the wire diagram.
Good luck.

make sure the speaker wires in the car do not have one side grounded.the output on the clarion is a floating output and cannot be grounded.the best solution is to look at the wiring on each of the speakers,and match them out to the ones on the clarion.the most common colr code is white front left,gray front right green rear left and purple rear right.each speaker has a plus and minus.mixing them up will result in the speakers being out of phase and result in poor bass performance.i would wire the wires directly to the clarion using crimp connectors.the first thing i would do is power up the stereo out of the car to 12 volts,and using a speaker make sure you have sound coming out.the yellow wire which is the clock/memory is a must to be connected to constant 12 volts or no sound can result