Re: 1988 cherkoee cigarette lighter issues

On Jan 31, 5:37 pm, Mike Romain <roma...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 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
> >>> Photos:http://mikeromainjeeptrips.shutterfly.com
>
> >> 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.

did some looking around - it appears that with all the crap my dad had
in the jeep when he was chief of fire police, there was some odd ass
wiring done.  for example, the ETR radio fuse is not empty as it
should be, and it has a 30 amp fuse in it (not the 10 amp that the
manual calls for).  i dont know where to start with this...

anyway, wouldn't the add-a-circuit be able to use the 15amp fuse for
the existing circuit (lighter and radio), and then 10 amp for the new
circuit that i'm using to run the xm and line driver?  that's how i
interpreted it...one fuse was for the existing circuit and the other
was for the new circuit, and the new circuit can't be more than 10
amps...