# Radio keeps resetting 1994 Buick Skylark **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** radio, batteries, airconditioning, buick\ **Created:** [September 2, 2008, 12:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/radio-keeps-resetting-1994-buick-skylark/18981 "2008-09-02T00:13:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![paynow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/858c86/32.png) [@paynow](https://community.cartalk.com/u/paynow)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2008, 12:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/radio-keeps-resetting-1994-buick-skylark/18981/1 "2008-09-02T00:13:17Z")
About five months ago I had a bad battery replaced and brand new cables were put in as well. The car runs fine but I don’t drive it a great deal. I’ve noticed that when I do drive it, I’ll sometimes notice that the clock has reset as well as the presets on the radio. Any help is most appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![Cougar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cougar/32/21348_2.png) [@Cougar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cougar)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2008, 3:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/radio-keeps-resetting-1994-buick-skylark/18981/2 "2008-09-02T15:30:17Z")
There is a lead going to the radio that should have power on it at all times to keep the memory in the radio alive. If there isn’t any power interuption, like a dead battery, then the memeory in the radio may be bad. ---
**Author:** ![lenjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f475e1/32.png) [@lenjack](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lenjack)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 1:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/radio-keeps-resetting-1994-buick-skylark/18981/3 "2008-09-03T13:30:59Z")
Instead of connecting the “always hot” lead to the battery, they connected it to a switched connection…live only when ignition is on.