do i use a relay to power up sat radio

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Topic: do i use a relay to power up sat radio

Posted By: butcha
Subject: do i use a relay to power up sat radio
Date Posted: May 19, 2007 at 3:49 PM

if i needed to power up a sat radio and the volts are say 6 how do i wire up the relay to give me 12 volts...

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Posted By: drvnbysound
Date Posted: May 21, 2007 at 9:18 AM

To do it in a real DIY way, you would need a voltage regulator (can be purchased at Radio Shack).

However, PAC makes an aftermarket module for this already if you would like to use it instead. You can find more information on it here:

https://www.pac-audio.com/products/productsCatagory.asp?mmSearch=Auxiliary%20Input

at the very bottom of the page (AUX-SAT56)

Posted By: butcha
Date Posted: May 22, 2007 at 3:09 PM

lets see how can i put this i now about the regulators best buy has a hitchiker that does the same thing my problem is say the new tahoes how do i hook up a relay to the pink wire in the green plug at the bcm is it

87= 12 volts fused

86= ground

30= sat radio

85= 12 volt ignition (pink wire)

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Posted By: swerve
Date Posted: May 22, 2007 at 6:33 PM

what kind of sat radio are you putting in? most of the new ones we sell run off 6 volts and giving them more than that usually makes them shut down. if it is a 6 volt turn on you will need to use the plug that comes with the unit cuz it usually has a regulator built into it.

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