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Date:         Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:19:39 -0500
Reply-To:     Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM>
Subject:      Re: Battery recharge and stereo
Comments: To: Dug Smith <dug@DUGBERT.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <49A3FA6B.6050107@dugbert.com>
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At 08:47 AM 2/24/2009, Dug Smith wrote...


>No need - I wired up a switch for the stereo to get around it :o)


Ditto. With a couple of small signal diodes (1N4148 or similar, 50 of
them for a couple of bucks at Radio Shack), it can be wired to come on
with _either_ the switch or the ignition, so you don't have to manually
switch it on after starting the van.


                 diode  switch
constant +12 ---->|------/ ---|
                               |---- radio switched lead
                 diode         |
terminal 15 ----->|-----------|


As long as the diodes are close to the power supply, there's no need
for any fuses, a small signal diode will blow before any fuse would.
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