RE: [T3] Speaker Mystery

["Kevin Guarnotta" <kguarnotta@usa.net>]

When I was installing the radio in my bus-it had two wires for it, one was
always drawing power-for the time and station presets, and the other wire
got powered when the car was turned on...just an FYI not sure if all modern
radios are wired this way or not.

-kevin

-----Original Message-----
From: Gary Gamboa [mailto:gary_gamboa@hotmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 5:58 PM
To: type3@vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] Speaker Mystery


On my unit, the whole face-plate goes dark when the power is off, so I
should be okay.



Thank you,

Gary Gamboa





>From: Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>
>Reply-To: type3@vwtype3.org
>To: type3@vwtype3.org
>Subject: Re: [T3] Speaker Mystery
>Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2003 15:48:14 -0500
>
>On 3 Jul 2003 at 12:04, Gary Gamboa wrote:
>
> > >via fuse 9 or direct from the battery?
> >
> > I say directly from the battery because fuse 9 provides power without
>having
> > the key in the ignition. The power to the sterro is NOT directly
>connected
> > to the battery.
>
>Okay, unswitched, via fuse 9. This is fine as long as it does not consume
>power
>when you think it's off. A lot of modern radios include a clock which is
>kept
>alive by a trickle of current when the key is OFF, but they consume a lot
>more
>as soon as you turn the key ON causing the clock to light up. If you have a
>clock that stays lit up when you turn your key off then you will run your
>battery down in a few days.
>
>Nevertheless, this does no harm to the radio.
>
>--
>Jim Adney
>jadney@vwtype3.org
>Madison, WI 53711-3054
>USA
>
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