[hossners]

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My '81 Interstate has the (original?) Clarion AM/FM radio/intercom unit. After riding with the external speakers on for about 10-20 minutes, the radio cuts in/out a couple times, then goes completely off - no display no LEDs no sound. After 'letting it cool' for 1/2 hr or so it comes back on. What could be going on? It started doing this about a week ago. No other apparent electrical problems with the bike.

Thanks!

 

[Eamonn1200]

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If the whole thing including the display cuts out then it sounds like the control panel has a bad solder joint heating up, or some other internal problem. Also it might be an idea to clean up the contacts where it plugs in.

 

[wingwarrior]

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Id try the contacts first and if you can try and pull them out a bit so the make better contact mine was cutting out every now and the pulled the unit clean the contacts up with some cleaned and bent then out a bit haven't had a problem since