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Re: [oletrucks] Wire Conduits

To: <agingles@nucleus.com>, <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Wire Conduits
From: "Kevin Lake" <lakek@oit.edu>
Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 18:48:19 -0700
Thanks!  Good information to know.  It would be VERY BAD to fry your brand
new Alpine stereo.  Ouch!

Kevin Lake
56 GMC Suburban/napco

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> From: Alan Gingles <agingles@nucleus.com>
> To: oletrucks@autox.team.net; Kevin Lake <lakek@oit.edu>
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Wire Conduits
> Date: Thursday, May 13, 1999 4:51 PM
> 
> Kevin Lake wrote:
> > 
> > I saw a really trick setup on a truck just the other day.  They used a
set
> > of contact pads that were spring loaded.  When the door was closed the
pads
> > touched when it was open they didn't.  The owner said that any Hot Rod
shop
> > or electrical shop should carry them.  It looked really trick, and you
> > didn't have to worry about broken and shorted wiring.
> > 
> > Kevin Lake
> > 56 GMC Suburban/napco
> 
> These units work well for power accessories, but DO NOT use them for
> speaker connections, especially if you are running a high wattage
> separate amp type system. If you open a door while the stereo is on, it
> will disconnect one set of speakers creating an unbalanced load. This
> could quickly fry your amp. Just my 2 cents.
> 
> Alan Gingles
> 1948 Chevy 1413
> http://www.nucleus.com/~agingles

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