Your Vanagon does not have an accessory wire at ANY location. The ignition switch does not have that function in it. It has three positions: OFF, RUN, and START. If you wire the "radio" to the "ign. on", then the ignition circuit will need to be powered up to run the radio. Not a bad thing IF THE ENGINE IS RUNNING! If the engine is NOT running, but the circuit remains powered up for extended periods, BAD things will happen. Fried electronic components being the most serious - and expensive. I would suggest looking closely at what is going on with that radio. I installed an aftermarket radio in my van. It was wired for two seperate power sources. one always hot, for memory, ant the other accessory hot, for radio function. I wired them both to the standard Vanagon power source, which is always hot. It has not run my battery down, even in the coldest stretches here in Michigan. That radio has now been in for just short of a year. If you are shutting off the radio with its' switch, then the draw on the battery from the radio SHOULD be very small. An ordinary car battery will support that kind of draw for months. It is no more than the standard Vanagon clock, and those can (and have) lasted for over six months! If you wish to have a seperate switch, you will need to add one on your own, with the output only going to the radio. Ellen in Oregon <elleninoregon@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: Yes, there are two wires coming off the new unit, one to go to Accessory (for power) and the other to battery (for memory) my problem is the Vanagon does not have an accessory wire at the radio location. Ellen
----Original Message Follows---- From: Trvlr2001@comcast.net To: Ellen in Oregon , vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM CC: subaruvanagon@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: Wiring radio to accessory instead of battery? Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2007 18:03:40 +0000 If my ole foggy 60's memory serves me, ( I remember 67 like it was yesterday, but, it IS remembering yesterday that I have the problem with !! :o) There are two hot wire circuits to hook up on most? stereos. One goes to the switch circuit, & One goes to the bat. (always on circuit). So, I guess they're counting on the car battery being up to snuff ? Electrical / Stereo wizards please jump in. I'm curious too. best, John C... SLC, UT ps: buy KEP ;o) love ya Hobert !! :o) Ya know, seriously, the conversion lists,owe that Vanagon conversion, founding father)guy a lot !!! _________________________________________________________________ It’s tax season, make sure to follow these few simple tips http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Taxes/PreparationTips/PreparationTips.aspx?icid=HMMartagline |
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