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Posted by: mk114 May 13 2010, 10:12 AM
Ok guys,
Anybody know which wire is switched, I need power for radio.
Ps picked up a sweet 71 for 4000 with no rust and original paint
pics to follow
Posted by: McMark May 13 2010, 10:21 AM
Fuse 9. Don't cut a factory wire. Get a piggyback spade connector and pull down the fuse panel to connect to the back of the fuse.
Posted by: tod914 May 13 2010, 10:22 AM
I seen them spliced into the thick red ignition wire behind the fuze box. Maybe a direct wire to the battery would be better so you don't fry your points when it's not running?
Posted by: mk114 May 13 2010, 10:26 AM
Thanks I always run a Piggy back too.
Posted by: Cap'n Krusty May 13 2010, 11:05 AM
Do you own a test light? I don't mean to be rude (well, OK, I do, but I had to say that!), but some things are just too easy to do ..................... Doing electrical work without a test light is like nailing boards together without a hammer.
The Cap'n
Posted by: KELTY360 May 13 2010, 11:15 AM
Do you own a test light? I don't mean to be rude (well, OK, I do, but I had to say that!), but some things are just too easy to do ..................... Doing electrical work without a test light is like nailing boards together without a hammer.
The Cap'n
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Posted by: jt914-6 May 13 2010, 11:15 AM
It depends on your radio. You may need a "hot" wire for station presets and clock and one for off/on switched wire....
Posted by: bandjoey May 13 2010, 11:16 AM
Don't remember the fuse # but it's obvious when looking at the connectors on the fuse panel. Pick the hot side for the radio memory and the fused side for ign on power. Of course be sure there's an online fuse on the memory wire. There were empty extra spades on my fuse panel.
Posted by: mk114 May 13 2010, 12:03 PM
The Cap'n
Yes I have one, I am at work, was hoping to hook it up at work, Light is at home.
Posted by: underthetire May 13 2010, 12:05 PM
Do you own a test light? I don't mean to be rude (well, OK, I do, but I had to say that!), but some things are just too easy to do ..................... Doing electrical work without a test light is like nailing boards together without a hammer.
The Cap'n
I use a nail gun then. I have a fluke scope and several multimeters.
Posted by: mk114 May 13 2010, 12:20 PM
Do you own a test light? I don't mean to be rude (well, OK, I do, but I had to say that!), but some things are just too easy to do ..................... Doing electrical work without a test light is like nailing boards together without a hammer.
The Cap'n
I use a nail gun then. I have a fluke scope and several multimeters.
Posted by: detoxcowboy May 13 2010, 12:21 PM
Do you own a test light? I don't mean to be rude (well, OK, I do, but I had to say that!), but some things are just too easy to do ..................... Doing electrical work without a test light is like nailing boards together without a hammer.
The Cap'n
Test lights? Just use your tongue will someone else turns the key..
Posted by: benalishhero May 13 2010, 02:51 PM
Do you own a test light? I don't mean to be rude (well, OK, I do, but I had to say that!), but some things are just too easy to do ..................... Doing electrical work without a test light is like nailing boards together without a hammer.
The Cap'n
The two perfect humans to have walked the earth: Jesus Christ and the Cap'n.
Posted by: detoxcowboy May 13 2010, 03:35 PM
Seriously though I understand you want to do this at work so you can have the radio on the drive home.. The easy test is to with key off try your lighter, if it does not work then it is on the switched circuit or broken.. look at your fuse box for the lighter symbol, wahlla done..
Posted by: underthetire May 13 2010, 04:38 PM
Do you own a test light? I don't mean to be rude (well, OK, I do, but I had to say that!), but some things are just too easy to do ..................... Doing electrical work without a test light is like nailing boards together without a hammer.
The Cap'n
The two perfect humans to have walked the earth: Jesus Christ and the Cap'n.
No chuck Norris and the Captn
Wait, is the Captn really chuck Norris?
Posted by: Jeffs9146 May 13 2010, 07:15 PM
The cig lighter is the switched way to go and any constant hot from the fuse box! Use a spade jumper off of the back of the box from a constant hot! If you are running something with lots of power you need to run it directly from the battery!
Posted by: markb May 13 2010, 10:05 PM
I'll bet your car had a radio in it at some point, maybe you can find & use the original wire?
Posted by: mk114 May 13 2010, 10:35 PM
well the reason I need switched power it so it turns off with the key
Posted by: markb May 13 2010, 10:49 PM
That's what the stock wire does.
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