cruiser skill testing question
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Ok...I'll be the first newbie to bite...
Stock stereo amplifier ;p
Stock stereo amplifier ;p
That's not the OEM 24-12V converter for the factory radio?
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yep,
here is the thing, i never knew that the radios were 12V in the PZJ trucks till i pulled this one out and as habit i turned it over and saw it was a 12V...
hummm
so this truck has a 24-12 converter so i thought the radio was hooked up to that converter but the radio would hold memory when the key was off so i took the aftermarket unit apart to see how it was wired and the 12V wires to the dash lead to...
nothing, they were tapped off
so then i followed the woring to above the glove box and there she sat...
just to let those that are swapping the NA stereos into the trucks to check and see if it is equiped with the factory setup...
thought some might like to know..
nice one Stoney
cheers
here is the thing, i never knew that the radios were 12V in the PZJ trucks till i pulled this one out and as habit i turned it over and saw it was a 12V...
hummm
so this truck has a 24-12 converter so i thought the radio was hooked up to that converter but the radio would hold memory when the key was off so i took the aftermarket unit apart to see how it was wired and the 12V wires to the dash lead to...
nothing, they were tapped off
so then i followed the woring to above the glove box and there she sat...
just to let those that are swapping the NA stereos into the trucks to check and see if it is equiped with the factory setup...
thought some might like to know..
nice one Stoney
cheers
yep, looks pretty much the same as the 70 series one that lives over the glove box.
mine's hooped and now lives on a shelf. I kept it thinking the heatsink would one day be useful....
mine's hooped and now lives on a shelf. I kept it thinking the heatsink would one day be useful....
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crushers said:
What do I win, Wayne?
As Ryan has noted, those OEM units run hot and often fail...
yeah, I checked the fuse, and it wasn't actually blown...
I'm thinking someone replaced the fuse hoping that was the problem, then gave up when it wasn't. radio was unhooked and that whizjammer was dead when I got the truck.
pretty simple little thing if you could find out what it's components are, but then there's lots of better converters out there that arent just heaters.
gives you a good keyed 24v source for a converter in the truck tho.
cheers,
ryan
I'm thinking someone replaced the fuse hoping that was the problem, then gave up when it wasn't. radio was unhooked and that whizjammer was dead when I got the truck.
pretty simple little thing if you could find out what it's components are, but then there's lots of better converters out there that arent just heaters.
gives you a good keyed 24v source for a converter in the truck tho.
cheers,
ryan
My apologies if I don't get this right but this is my first post...
Several years ago my Toyota parts manager gave me one of these step downs new in the box as it had never been claimed. Having a BJ42, I thought I might find a need for it.
Having lurked here for some time and judging from this thread, the factory unit isn't the preferred route. However, mine was free and thought it would be useful if simply for a radio. It's factory, etc. etc.
So... how would one hook it up in an 83 BJ42? I have gathered I can't simply plug it in.
Thanks for being patient with a first timer!
Clay
Several years ago my Toyota parts manager gave me one of these step downs new in the box as it had never been claimed. Having a BJ42, I thought I might find a need for it.
Having lurked here for some time and judging from this thread, the factory unit isn't the preferred route. However, mine was free and thought it would be useful if simply for a radio. It's factory, etc. etc.
So... how would one hook it up in an 83 BJ42? I have gathered I can't simply plug it in.
Thanks for being patient with a first timer!
Clay
Can't fool me..........
Wayne - you can't fool me...........
That's a Cell phone in the first picture....
As for the converter, it also powers the dash lights in my '73...
Wayne - you can't fool me...........
That's a Cell phone in the first picture....
As for the converter, it also powers the dash lights in my '73...
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hummm, maybe they upgraded in 1990...
actually if you take a look at the EPC, the PZ share the same converter till 91-08, then for 2 months they have different part numbers for each then once again after oct 91 they share the same part number again...
interesting...
actually if you take a look at the EPC, the PZ share the same converter till 91-08, then for 2 months they have different part numbers for each then once again after oct 91 they share the same part number again...
interesting...
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from what I've heard, these things are dead more often than not, they get pretty hot when they're going.
they have a pretty low amperage rating too I think, so even if it did work, most half decent stereos would kill them soon enough.
they have a pretty low amperage rating too I think, so even if it did work, most half decent stereos would kill them soon enough.
minor hijack...
but I got to thinking about 24v/12v systems today and had a question:
I know you can't draw off of one battery for fear of imbalancing
but why not run a seperate circuit in parallel for things like the radio?
Ie: your charging and everything else is in series @ 24 volts, but you have a secondary set of wires that puts the two batteries in parallel (and has a unique ground)
Would that work? If no, why?
Seems tooooo too simple.
but I got to thinking about 24v/12v systems today and had a question:
I know you can't draw off of one battery for fear of imbalancing
but why not run a seperate circuit in parallel for things like the radio?
Ie: your charging and everything else is in series @ 24 volts, but you have a secondary set of wires that puts the two batteries in parallel (and has a unique ground)
Would that work? If no, why?
Seems tooooo too simple.
sandcruiser said:
well, with both sets of wires hooked up I think you'd have some pretty fun dead shorts happening, draw a little sketch of it on a piece of paper and you'll see what I mean.....it pretty much involves connecting all four poles of the batteries together....
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actually i have seen guys run 2 12V driving lights off the 24V system in line. when one blows the other stops working, replace the bulb in the burnt out unit then the both work again so a radio and an amp "should" be the same... no?