Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 22:10:14 -0000 From: "**-**" <m.faulksnopsamternet.com> Subject: Re: help identifying antenna wire to work as turn-on for an amp
"Nick Monyatovsky" <mon at cox dot net> wrote in message news:nuhr20hr6dvl8sh89rnu0n5b6fdhmkp1l6nopsamcom... > Could somebody help me with identifying what each antena wire is? > > I need to get a remote turn-on signal somewhere for the amplifier that > is in the trunk. Saab's 3V turn-on signal is too weak. My amp > requires 12V. I've read that one should use the antenna wire for that. > I got to the antenna and its wires, and now I am lost: there seem to > be quite a few of them. Could somebody give me a pointer? > > Also, when I use the 'antena feed' as they called it, do I need to > disconnect it from antena or put a Y slitter on it? I hope amplifier > will not put any voltage of its own onto that wire, will it? Will > amplifier be causing interferece with antenna? > > Thank you, > -- Nick +12V Remote signal pulls very very little current. Just enough to trip the relay and turn the Amp on. The electric aerial trigger lead should do the job fine. Just split it into two and use one for the aerial and one for the amp. Remember you should run a properly fused feed directly from the battery to the amp and the quality of the ground is paramount. Regards Matt
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