Power antenna wire question.
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Originally Posted by 2MuchRiceMakesMeSick
Make sure to use a relay 
Deck remote to 2 Diamond amps (D5600.2 and D51200.1)
TCS 12v switched to Power antenna (convertable switch I made) then to the antenna motor. If I need to use relays, which ones should I get. Never have messed with relays much.
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Lots of reasons, one is isolation from the circuit that your tapping into and your amps. Another is amperage draw. With a relay it will only pull enough amps to kick over the relay which is a very small amount. You can also get amplifier pop on/off with some sources. Basically its insurance.
Let me ask you this. Your antenna wire, does it lose power when your listening to a cd
Let me ask you this. Your antenna wire, does it lose power when your listening to a cd
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Its pretty eays to hook one up....
Heres what the bottom of the relay looks like
Heres the diagram
86 = switched on wire (such as ignition wire)
85 = ground
30 = to your amps
87 = 12v (from your battery)
Youll need one 12v relay you can pick up at radio shack (usually 30amps) and some spades
Heres what the bottom of the relay looks like
Heres the diagram
86 = switched on wire (such as ignition wire)
85 = ground
30 = to your amps
87 = 12v (from your battery)
Youll need one 12v relay you can pick up at radio shack (usually 30amps) and some spades
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Cool. I might look into getting a couple relays. My antenna is always down unless I hit the "top" switch. I made a custom switch using a verts tcs plate with holes for tcs and top. 
Antenna would stay up even when playing a cd. No antenna wire from the HU.
Antenna would stay up even when playing a cd. No antenna wire from the HU.
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which wire on the antenna is the relay wire from the cd player? i want to install an override to make the antenna stay down with cds. i hardly use my radio ayway
Here:
http://www.fbodyaudio.com/articlevie...4thgenfaq.tech
Here is the writeup for the power antenna switch. It's not that hard. If you already have tcs you need to buy the convertable plate and top switch.
http://members.shaw.ca/ritc1/Antenna.html
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Originally Posted by 2MuchRiceMakesMeSick
Its pretty eays to hook one up....
Heres what the bottom of the relay looks like
Heres the diagram
86 = switched on wire (such as ignition wire)
85 = ground
30 = to your amps
87 = 12v (from your battery)
Youll need one 12v relay you can pick up at radio shack (usually 30amps) and some spades
Heres what the bottom of the relay looks like
Heres the diagram
86 = switched on wire (such as ignition wire)
85 = ground
30 = to your amps
87 = 12v (from your battery)
Youll need one 12v relay you can pick up at radio shack (usually 30amps) and some spades
Also, I'm only using the remote from the H/U for 2 amps in which neither pulls many amps on the remote in. Would a relay still be needed.
The other ignition sources I spliced I only did for switched power.
I'm using the TCS switched power for the antenna switch which is totally independent from the H/U. I'll probably use a relay here since I'm guessing the antenna motor pulls quite a bit of amps.
The only other place I spliced into is for the PAC steering wheel controls which seems to pull almost no amps at all. Doubt I need a relay here. Correct?
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Originally Posted by Phoenix57
which wire on the antenna is the relay wire from the cd player? i want to install an override to make the antenna stay down with cds. i hardly use my radio ayway
In your case 87 would go to the cd player
