Don't know if it is a good idea, but when I hooked up my new radio, I
tapped into the cigarette lighter because it is always on and I don't
smoke.
Bill S.
On Sat, 29 Apr 2000
PAINTRIX@aol.com wrote:
> I am cleaning up a mess left by the PO of my 78B during his attempt to hook
> up a radio/cassette sound system. Everytime I turn the engine off I loose
> all the preset stations. The instructions say to take one of two "power"
> wires and connect it to a 12V unswitched power source. I gather that wire
> gives the radio enough juice to remember everything. The question I have is
> where is the best unswithched power source? Could I tap into the "hot" wire
> powering the headlamps? Or should I use a cleaner connection
> like________________(please fill in the blank)
>
> The sun is out and about 70 degrees and I'm in garage scratching my head,
> the same weather is predicted for tomorrow so any overnight help would be
> appreciated.
> Steve Petrosky
> Cinti, Ohio
>
>
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