Re: [T3] Speaker Mystery

["Gary Gamboa" <gary_gamboa@hotmail.com>]

<x-flowed>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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