I'm installing my two relays,
One is hook on Accessories in the fuse box and the other one on the "'on" position.
That will allow me to hook up the 24v to 12v converter on full time current from the battery and feed both relays. And at the same time use full time 12V to my radio wire that need full time current for those darn memory channels and radio setup.
BUT, i also have a kill switch, it cuts the wire from the negative of the battery to the frame. So if i close the kill switch i'm back to square one and loose everything on my radio.
SO, i decide to wire the negative or ground wire from the radio directly on the negtive of the battery. So i test the thing, program 2 channel on the radio, close the ignition, shut the kill switch, then turn the key back to accessories and to my surprise, everything hook up on the relay/accessores light up and Darn...even some 24V lights and other things, so i realise my radio must be acting has a 24V ground and if i try to start that puppy i'm going to blow this radio.
ANYHOW, am i lost?, or is this normal?, what should i do? stop using my kill switch? is there a way around this? I know i could just try to make sure the kill switch is always on before cranking it, but i know i will eventually forget this a blew the radio fuse. Could a second converter setup for only the radio fix this?.
Thanks!
One is hook on Accessories in the fuse box and the other one on the "'on" position.
That will allow me to hook up the 24v to 12v converter on full time current from the battery and feed both relays. And at the same time use full time 12V to my radio wire that need full time current for those darn memory channels and radio setup.
BUT, i also have a kill switch, it cuts the wire from the negative of the battery to the frame. So if i close the kill switch i'm back to square one and loose everything on my radio.
SO, i decide to wire the negative or ground wire from the radio directly on the negtive of the battery. So i test the thing, program 2 channel on the radio, close the ignition, shut the kill switch, then turn the key back to accessories and to my surprise, everything hook up on the relay/accessores light up and Darn...even some 24V lights and other things, so i realise my radio must be acting has a 24V ground and if i try to start that puppy i'm going to blow this radio.
ANYHOW, am i lost?, or is this normal?, what should i do? stop using my kill switch? is there a way around this? I know i could just try to make sure the kill switch is always on before cranking it, but i know i will eventually forget this a blew the radio fuse. Could a second converter setup for only the radio fix this?.
Thanks!
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