[T2] Radio installation

[Ned Savoie]

Hey Bob,

I have always wired my radios to be always on, and just formed the habit of
turning off the stereo when I hop out. The advantage is you can listen to
the radio without having the keys in the ignition, or the ignition on. If
you wire it that way you just wire the power and the memory wire together.
You don't need to worry about a different supply.

Added bonus is if you are camping and having an adult beverage and an
aggressive cop comes along you don't have the issue of "having the keys in
the ignition". Might not be an issue in most places, but I have heard of
people having a problem in the past.


Ned

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Ned Savoie
Creative Director

Harbour Light Strategic Marketing
Savvy Software, Inc.
621A Islington Street
Portsmouth, NH 03801

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On Tue, May 23, 2017 at 7:19 PM, Bob Pratt <ka1dza at verizon.net> wrote:

> I know one wire is used to hold the memory settings and the other is to
> power down the radio when I turn the engine off. Do you guys/gals know what
> terminals I would use? Myles is a '71 bus.
>
> Bob
>
> > On May 23, 2017, at 4:41 PM, Erik Burtis <ewdb92 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > That's the route I took.  Powered the radio from an auxiliary fuse block
> fed by a fused line to the battery.  I connected both radio power inputs to
> the block so the radio runs when the bus isn't, but Robert is right, you
> need to be careful in remembering to turn the radio off.  The aux block
> also provides a great spot to hook up other accessories like device
> chargers, extra interior lights, electric fuel cutoffs, etc. without
> dealing with the very crowded stock fuse block.
> >
> >> On Tue, May 23, 2017 at 4:18 PM, Robert Mann <robtmann7 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> Just in case it helps: the radio need not be wired thru the ignition
> >> switch.  Mine has always had its own more direct supply.  The minor
> >> drawback is that if you don't remember to switch off the radio you can
> >> drain the battery over many h.
> >>
> >> R
> >>
> >> On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 7:46 AM, Bob Pratt <ka1dza at verizon.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Hi all,
> >> > I'm trying to install a radio in Myles, the bus. One of the wires is
> >> > suppose to go to a constant 12 volt supply and another goes to a 12
> volt
> >> > terminal that is controlled by the ignition switch.
> >> > I can get 12 volts to the radio, but I can't find a terminal that
> holds
> >> > the memory.
> >> > Since I recently replaced the old wire harness, there is Nothing on
> fuse
> >> > 7, the one that is supposed to be used for accessories.
> >> > Also, the 4 way switch fell apart when I pulled the instrument panel.
> How
> >> > many springs are in the switch? I only found 2 very small ones and 1
> half
> >> > inch spring.
> >> > Thanks in advance.
> >> >
> >> > Bob
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