Re: 1988 cherkoee cigarette lighter issues

Mike Romain wrote:
> Matt wrote:
>> On Jan 31, 3:17 pm, Mike Romain <roma...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>> Matt wrote:.
>>>>>>>> can i power both the line driver and xm from the same
add-a-circuit
>>>>>>>> wire, and can i ground them both to the same wire as well?  my 
>>>>>>>> plan is
>>>>>>>> to splice into the ground wire behind the cigarette lighter and
use
>>>>>>>> the add-a-circuit on that same fuse that the lighter and radio 
>>>>>>>> use...
>>>>>>>> hell, for that matter, can i install the 12v outlet i plan on 
>>>>>>>> getting
>>>>>>>> eventually to the same power and ground point?
>>>> ah, we were talking about two different things.  by add-a-circuit i
>>>> was referring to this little piece...
>>>> http://www.part***press.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Partnumber=071-580
>>>> and hardwiring the power so i dont even need to worry about using the
>>>> cig lighter anymore.  i'm also going to add a 12v outlet, once again
>>>> so i never need to worry about using the cig lighter anymore...lol
>>> Gotcha now.  That unit in the link replaces the radio or 'Any' fuse
and
>>> adds two more circuits.  This implies the circuit sees a 10 A fuse and
>>> each add a circuit sees a shared 5A circuit.
>>>
>>> The limit is 5A per circuit, so that would work for your XM and ipod I
>>> believe.  They will say on their labels what they need for power.
>>>
>>> Do you not have unused fuse sockets?  I would try to find one I never
>>> used and stick this in there.  Like #12 for ETR Radio and power
antenna
>>> or 17 for the clock or even 8 for the gauges and seat belt warning 
>>> buzzer .
>>>
>>> This way the lighter plug and stereo will still have the full 15 amps
>>> available.  Some stereos haul big amps by the by and want/need the
full
>>> power the gauge of wire will give them so adding to that isn't really
a
>>> good idea.
>>>
>>> Same for the ground, I would try to find a direct body ground.  I
think
>>> there is one on a bolt just above the gas pedal on the inside
firewall.
>>>
>>> Mike
>>> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>>> 'New' frame in the works for '08.  Some Canadian Bush Trip and Build
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>>
>> i had seen some empty fuse slots, but i didn't want to go poking
>> around with my test light trying to find switched power vs constant
>> power.  i'll take a look at it.
>>
>> how difficult is it to get to that bolt to use it as a grounding point?
> 
> The ground I am thinking of is wide open just up above the gas pedal.
> 
> I looked closer at that fuse and it leaves a dedicated 5A for the 
> circuit and only 'one' output extra.  I was under the first impression 
> it allowed two new circuits.  You could split the output for both 
> devices if you wanted and they only pull 2.5A or less each or just find 
> two places to use two of them.
> 
> You can poke around with the test light and not worry too much.
> 
> Mike

That fuse holder shows 5A fuses in it, but it does say 10A in the 
description I noticed.