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Re: [T3] Speaker Mystery


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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