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Tapping 12V from wiring harness?

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Topic: Tapping 12V from wiring harness?

Posted By: SwapMeet
Subject: Tapping 12V from wiring harness?
Date Posted: December 19, 2004 at 10:03 PM

I'm currently trying to find a 12V power source to run a video monitor. I'm thinking about using the existing 12V leads from my wiring harness adapter, as that's what's being used to power my Satellite Radio tunerposted_image

Attached is what it looks like. Can I run another 12V wire where the gray circles are (they represent nylon crimp connectors). What's the best way to tap the line? Should I go find another 12V source?



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Posted By: SwapMeet
Date Posted: December 20, 2004 at 11:53 AM

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Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: December 20, 2004 at 12:05 PM
Yes you can do that. The current draw for the monitor is low enough that it's not going to draw too much power from the XM radio harness and cause a fuse to pop.

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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA



Posted By: SwapMeet
Date Posted: December 20, 2004 at 12:08 PM
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Sorry, the uploading feature wasn't working, so I had to upload to my website directly.

As far as the physical connection, should I continue to use the nylon crimp connector? It seems as if four wires going into one crimp connector doesn't seem too stable. I guess I could solder it together first. Any suggestions?


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