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Shootem up870

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Posted: March 27, 2004 at 9:49 PM / IP Logged

i have a 1987 chevy full size pick-up. i need to run a wire to the batter for my stereo's memory. can i just use regular speaker wire or is there a special kind of wire for this? thanks for your help

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Posted: March 27, 2004 at 9:57 PM / IP Logged

you will be just fine running a speaker wire for a constant power...have you checked for a constant wire with a dmm ?

make sure that you place a fuse near the battery

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Posted: March 27, 2004 at 10:01 PM / IP Logged

what is a dmm? (this is my first stereo install) and im pretty sure there is a fuse on the wire for power going to the stereo.

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Posted: March 27, 2004 at 10:13 PM / IP Logged

Shootem up870 wrote:

i have a 1987 chevy full size pick-up. i need to run a wire to the batter for my stereo's memory. can i just use regular speaker wire or is there a special kind of wire for this? thanks for your help

Nick

A digital multimeter or a analog multimeter.....

If you run a new wire from your cd player to the battery you will want to place a fuse near the battery just in case....

if you have a multimeter you can test for a constant 12v lead....

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Posted: March 27, 2004 at 10:21 PM / IP Logged

yes i have a multimeter. so if i can find a constant 12v lead i can just wire into that? how are you supposed to do it? thank you

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Posted: March 27, 2004 at 10:25 PM / IP Logged

when you took out your factory deck, you will find a constant 12v lead in the factory harness which all you must do is just splice into that wire...

? how did you wire the rest of your head unit ? such as the accessory, ground, etc....?

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Posted: March 27, 2004 at 10:30 PM / IP Logged

i was told that for my truck since it has nothing to remember (it is all analog), i would have to run a memory lead. it only has an accessory lead. i have not took the stereo out completely yet. i did buy a wiring harness though and supposively (ill see tomorrow when i take it completely out) that after i wire it to my stereo head i can just plug it into what the factory radio was plugged into. (sorry if i am unclear)

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Posted: March 27, 2004 at 10:41 PM / IP Logged

here this should help:

1978-87 Chevrolet C/K Pickup Stereo Information

according to the diagram your constant will be Orange

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Posted: March 27, 2004 at 10:44 PM / IP Logged

thank you cfor your help clean install. i appreciate your time! ill copy that down for tomorrow

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Posted: March 27, 2004 at 10:50 PM / IP Logged

post back if you have any trouble...good luck

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